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Mastering Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

By : Qamar Nomani
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Mastering Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

By: Qamar Nomani

Overview of this book

This book will help you secure your cloud infrastructure confidently with cloud security posture management (CSPM) through expert guidance that’ll enable you to implement CSPM effectively, ensuring an optimal security posture across multi-cloud infrastructures. The book begins by unraveling the fundamentals of cloud security, debunking myths about the shared responsibility model, and introducing key concepts such as defense-in-depth, the Zero Trust model, and compliance. Next, you’ll explore CSPM's core components, tools, selection criteria, deployment strategies, and environment settings, which will be followed by chapters on onboarding cloud accounts, dashboard customization, cloud assets inventory, configuration risks, and cyber threat hunting. As you progress, you’ll get to grips with operational practices, vulnerability and patch management, compliance benchmarks, and security alerts. You’ll also gain insights into cloud workload protection platforms (CWPPs). The concluding chapters focus on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scanning, DevSecOps, and workflow automation, providing a thorough understanding of securing multi-cloud environments. By the end of this book, you’ll have honed the skills to make informed decisions and contribute effectively at every level, from strategic planning to day-to-day operations.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
1
Part 1:CSPM Fundamentals
6
Part 2: CSPM Deployment Aspects
11
Part 3: Security Posture Enhancement
19
Part 4: Advanced Topics and Future Trends

Understanding container security challenges

Security in containerized environments is of paramount importance due to the unique challenges posed by containerization. While containerization provides many benefits in terms of agility, scalability, and portability, it also introduces unique security challenges that need to be addressed.

Let us now look at common security risks and threats in containerized environments:

  • Isolation and vulnerability management: Containers rely on a shared host kernel, and if one container is compromised, it can potentially impact other containers and the underlying host. Therefore, ensuring strong isolation between containers and proactive vulnerability management is crucial to prevent lateral movement of threats and unauthorized access.
  • Container image security: Containers are built from images that contain the application and its dependencies. These images must be regularly scanned for vulnerabilities and validated to ensure they do not...