cloud-security
Safeguard articles tagged "cloud-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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How to Secure the Public Cloud: A Practical Guide
The public cloud can be secured well, and often more securely than a self-run data center. The catch is the shared responsibility model, where most breaches actually originate.
SSRF Vulnerability Explained: How Server-Side Request Forgery Works and How to Stop It
An SSRF vulnerability lets an attacker make your server send requests on their behalf — the flaw behind the Capital One breach. Here's how it works and how to defend against it.
AWS Hack: How Attackers Break Into AWS and How to Stop Them
Most AWS breaches don't start with a clever exploit. They start with a leaked key or a misconfigured bucket. Here is how an AWS hack actually unfolds and how to shut down each step.
What Is an IAM Permission Boundary and When to Use One
An IAM permission boundary is a ceiling on what a role or user can ever do, no matter how generous their attached policies are. Here is how to wield it without locking yourself out.
How Does a Kubernetes Security Breach Happen and How Do You Prevent One?
Most Kubernetes security breaches trace back to exposed dashboards, leaked credentials, and over-permissive RBAC. Here is how the real attacks unfolded and what stops them.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scanning explained
A breakdown of how IaC scanning tools catch cloud misconfigurations before deployment, how Aikido Security's bundled approach compares, and what to look for in 2026.
Cloud misconfiguration: causes and prevention
Cloud misconfiguration causes most cloud breaches, from Capital One to Toyota. Learn its root causes, real incidents, and how Safeguard prevents it.
Wiz vs Orca: CNAPP Field Test 2026
Google's $32B Wiz acquisition closed in March 2026. We ran a 90-day bake-off between Wiz and Orca on the same AWS+Azure estate and graded the agentless CNAPP race honestly.
What a Cloud Native Security Platform Actually Does
A cloud native security platform unifies posture, workload, and supply chain controls for containerized apps. Here is what the category covers and how to tell the marketing from the substance.
Encryption Services: Managed vs Self-Hosted
Choosing between a managed key management service and a self-hosted encryption stack comes down to who you trust to hold the keys and who you trust to patch the software.
CNAPP vs CSPM: what's the difference
CSPM checks cloud configs, CNAPP consolidates workload security -- neither verifies what's inside your software. Safeguard vs Trivy (Aqua), compared.
Why static scanning misses runtime threats (the case for ...
Trivy's build-time CVE scans miss fileless malware, reverse shells, and live threats. Here's how ATT&CK-mapped runtime protection closes the gap.
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