cloud-security
Safeguard articles tagged "cloud-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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AWS Security Tools: Native Services vs Third-Party Platforms
GuardDuty, Inspector, and Security Hub cover a lot of ground — but they stop at the AWS account boundary. Here is where native AWS security tools genuinely suffice and where third-party platforms earn their cost.
What is Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
SSRF turns a server's own trusted network position against it. Learn how the Capital One breach happened, real CVEs, and how to detect and prevent it.
Public Cloud Security: A Practical Guide to Protecting Workloads
Public cloud security is a shared responsibility, and most breaches trace back to the customer's half of that split rather than a failure by the cloud provider.
What is Privilege Escalation
Privilege escalation turns a minor foothold into a full breach. Learn the techniques, real-world examples, and how to detect and stop it.
What Is IaC in Cyber Security? Risks, Scanning, and Best Practices
Infrastructure as Code turns your cloud setup into version-controlled files, which is powerful and dangerous in equal measure. Here is what IaC means for security teams.
Types of Vulnerability Assessments and When to Use Each
Network, host, application, database, wireless, and cloud assessments each answer a different question. Knowing which type fits which risk is half the job.
Cloud Scan: What It Is and How to Run One That Matters
A cloud scan checks your running cloud accounts, images, and code for misconfigurations and known vulnerabilities. Here is how to scope one so the results are actionable instead of overwhelming.
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.
FedRAMP authorization process for cloud vendors
A breakdown of the FedRAMP authorization process for cloud vendors — timelines, JAB vs. agency ATOs, 3PAO testing, costs, and where GRC tools like Vanta fall short on supply chain evidence.
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 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.
Container Security vs Virtual Machine Security
Containers and VMs isolate workloads at different layers — kernel vs. hypervisor — which changes attack surface, blast radius, patch speed, and what your scanner actually needs to cover.
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