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 configure network ACLs in AWS VPC
A step-by-step guide to configure AWS NACLs correctly — creating rules, associating subnets, and verifying traffic — for real defense-in-depth in your VPC.
Wiz Cloud Security Platform: Agentless Done at Scale
An overview of Wiz's cloud security platform, covering its agentless architecture, graph-based risk analysis, and how it changed expectations for cloud security tooling.
AWS ECR Signing Policies with Notation
ECR now supports Notation-based image signing and trust policy enforcement. Here is how to design signing policies that survive scale and auditors.
Cloud-Native Application Protection: Beyond the Buzzword
CNAPP promises unified cloud security. Here is what it actually delivers, where it falls short, and how to evaluate platforms honestly.
Wiz vs Prisma Cloud in 2026
Two CNAPPs at the top of every shortlist, and they are not interchangeable. A detailed look at agentless coverage, runtime depth, pricing pressure, and deployment realities.
GCP Cloud Build + Workload Identity Federation
Workload Identity Federation is the right way to give Cloud Build and external CI access to GCP. Here is the architecture, the traps, and the rollout plan.
What is a Golden Image
A golden image is the hardened template every server and container is cloned from — powerful for consistency, dangerous when it goes stale. Here's how to secure it.
What is Runtime Protection
Runtime protection catches what pre-deployment scanning can't — live attacks like the XZ Utils backdoor and Log4Shell exploitation, detected only in production.
What is Drift Detection
Drift detection catches unauthorized config changes in real time. See how it works, why it fails in most orgs, and real breaches it could have stopped.
What is Posture Management
Security posture management explained: what it covers, how it differs from vulnerability management, and why misconfiguration still drives most cloud breaches.
Load Balancer Security Considerations for Modern Architectures
Load balancers terminate TLS, distribute traffic, and make routing decisions. Their security configuration affects every service behind them.
What is Attack Surface Reduction
Attack surface reduction means shrinking every entry point attackers can use—code, network, and identity. Here's how to define, measure, and act on it.
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