Cloud Security
In-depth guides and analysis on cloud security from the Safeguard engineering team.
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Cloud Security and Compliance: Where They Overlap and Where They Don't
Passing a compliance audit and actually being secure in the cloud are related but not the same thing — here's where cloud security and compliance genuinely overlap and where treating them as identical creates blind spots.
Oracle Cloud Tenancy Disclosure Practices: A Defender's Read
Oracle Cloud's disclosure cadence and tenancy isolation story have been pressure-tested across multiple incidents. We unpack what defenders should ask of their provider regardless of vendor.
Cloud-Native Security Practices That Actually Scale
Containers, Kubernetes, and ephemeral infrastructure broke the perimeter security model. These are the cloud-native security practices that hold up past your first hundred services.
AWS Bedrock Guardrails for Agent Workloads: A Defender's Walkthrough
Bedrock Guardrails now span prompt filtering, contextual grounding checks, and tool-use policies. We trace how they fit into a supply chain threat model for production agents.
Cloud-Native Security Platforms: What to Look For
A cloud native security platform needs to cover code, containers, and cloud configuration as one connected surface — here's what separates a real platform from a bundle of point tools.
What is Cloud Native Security
Cloud native security explained: what it is, the 4C's model, real breach examples, SBOM requirements, and the tools that secure containers and Kubernetes.
What is a CNAPP (Cloud Native Application Protection Platform)
CNAPP unifies CSPM, CWPP, and CIEM into one platform. Here's what it actually does, how it emerged, and where today's tools fall short.
What is Serverless Security
Serverless security protects function code, IAM roles, and event triggers where traditional host-based scanning and patching don't apply.
What is Microservices Security
Microservices security means securing service-to-service auth, dependencies, and containers across hundreds of independently deployed services—not one monolith.
Lacework vs Wiz 2026 CNAPP Comparison
Post-Fortinet Lacework is finding its footing again. How does it stack up against the market leader in 2026, and where does the Polygraph still win?
What is Cloud Misconfiguration
Cloud misconfiguration is the top cause of cloud breaches. Learn what it is, why it happens, real-world costs, and how to detect and prevent it.
What is IAM (Identity and Access Management)
IAM defines who and what can access your systems, and getting it wrong is a root cause behind breaches at Capital One, Toyota, Uber, and CircleCI.