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Mastering Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

Mastering Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

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

Mastering Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

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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)
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Part 1:CSPM Fundamentals
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Part 2: CSPM Deployment Aspects
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Part 3: Security Posture Enhancement
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Part 4: Advanced Topics and Future Trends

Major Configuration Risks

Major configuration risk refers to vulnerabilities or weaknesses in the configuration of cloud resources that could lead to the unintentional hosting, spread, or propagation of malware within a cloud environment. Cloud assets, such as virtual machines, containers, storage systems, and other resources, can become carriers or hosts for malware if they are not properly configured and secured. A report states that more than 99% of cloud breaches happen due to misconfiguration on the cloud user’s side. The main reason this occurs could be due to a combination of factors related to the complexity of cloud infrastructure, the speed of deployment, human error, and lack of understanding of cloud security best practices. It is important to understand those areas where extra attention is needed.

CSPM provides visibility into those areas in cloud environments where proper configuration is not set right. This chapter highlights the areas where things are not...

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