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Safeguard articles tagged "cloud-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.

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Infrastructure Security

Scanning AWS CloudFormation templates for misconfigurations

CloudFormation deploys exactly what you write, misconfigurations included. Here's how scanning catches IAM, S3, and security group errors before they ship.

Jun 18, 20267 min read
Infrastructure Security

Policy as code for cloud security guardrails

Policy as code turns cloud security guardrails into version-controlled, testable rules enforced automatically across IaC, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Jun 18, 20266 min read
Infrastructure Security

Pulumi security scanning best practices

Pulumi programs run as real code with live cloud credentials -- here's how to secure state files, dependencies, CrossGuard policy, and CI/CD.

Jun 17, 20267 min read
Infrastructure Security

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) explained

CSPM explained: what it checks, why Gartner created the category in 2019, how it differs from CWPP/CNAPP, and why raw findings alone don't stop breaches.

Jun 17, 20267 min read
Security

AWS Application Security: A Practical Guide to Locking Down Your Workloads

AWS application security is a shared responsibility, and most incidents come from the customer side of that line. Here is a practical guide to the controls that actually prevent them.

Jun 16, 20266 min read
Infrastructure Security

Applying CIS Benchmarks to cloud infrastructure

CIS Benchmarks turn "be secure" into testable checks for AWS, Azure, and GCP — here's how to move from annual audit to continuous enforcement.

Jun 16, 20268 min read
Infrastructure Security

Applying least privilege IAM in cloud-native environments

Least privilege IAM fails in practice because permissions are granted for convenience and rarely revoked. Here's how to fix that at cloud scale.

Jun 15, 20267 min read
Infrastructure Security

Securing managed Kubernetes clusters with IaC scanning

IaC scanning catches Kubernetes RBAC, network, and IAM misconfigurations in Terraform and Helm before they ever reach EKS, GKE, or AKS clusters.

Jun 15, 20267 min read
Cloud Security

CNAPPs in 2025: What Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms Actually Protect

CNAPP has become the dominant category in cloud security. But the label covers wildly different capabilities. A clear-eyed look at what CNAPPs do, where they fall short, and how supply chain security fits in.

Jun 13, 20267 min read
Security Concepts

Application Security vs Network Security: Where the Line Is

Application security vs network security comes down to what layer you're defending — code and logic versus traffic and perimeter — and most breaches now happen in the gap between them.

Jun 12, 20265 min read
Cloud Security

How Snyk IaC's static analysis engine parses Terraform HC...

A technical walkthrough of how Snyk IaC parses Terraform HCL into JSON, evaluates it with OPA/Rego policies, and maps violations back to source lines.

Jun 12, 20267 min read
Cloud Security

How Snyk IaC's 400+ rule library maps to CIS benchmarks a...

How Snyk IaC's 400+ rules trace to numbered CIS AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes benchmark controls — and where benchmark-mapped scanning stops short.

Jun 12, 20268 min read

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