terraform-security
Safeguard articles tagged "terraform-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
13 articles
Best IaC Security Tools in 2026: An Honest Buyer's Guide
A balanced 2026 comparison of the leading infrastructure-as-code security tools — Checkov, Trivy, KICS, Snyk IaC, Prisma Cloud, and Wiz — with an honest look at where Safeguard fits.
Scanning Terraform code for security misconfigurations
Public S3 buckets, open security groups, and wildcard IAM policies are the recurring Terraform mistakes behind most cloud breaches — here's how to catch them before apply.
Detecting drift between IaC and live cloud infrastructure
IaC and live cloud state drift apart within days of every deploy. Here's how drift detection actually works, why it matters, and how to close the gap fast.
Securing Infrastructure as Code in GitOps workflows
GitOps auto-applies every merged Terraform and Kubernetes change within minutes. Here's how CVE-2022-24348 and CVE-2025-30066 show why PR-time IaC checks are non-negotiable.
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.
What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
IaC turns infrastructure into versioned code, but one bad Terraform default can replicate a security hole across every environment it touches.
What is IaC Security
IaC security scans Terraform, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes code before deployment—catching misconfigurations before they become breaches.
What is Terraform Security
Terraform security means finding and fixing risks in IaC code, state files, and providers before they become live cloud misconfigurations.
Best Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security scanning tools
A practical, no-hype comparison of IaC security scanning tools — Checkov, tfsec/Trivy, Terrascan, Snyk IaC, KICS, and cfn-guard — with real strengths and limitations.
Best Terraform security and compliance tools
A practical, no-hype comparison of Terraform security tools — Checkov, tfsec/Trivy, Terrascan, Sentinel, Snyk IaC, and more — plus how Safeguard fits in.
OpenTofu and Terraform provider supply chain risk
Terraform and OpenTofu providers run unsandboxed with full pipeline credentials. Here's where the provider supply chain actually breaks down.
How Snyk IaC correlates code-level misconfigurations with...
How Snyk's Cloud Context feature joins Terraform and CloudFormation misconfigurations to live AWS, Azure, and GCP resources — and where that correlation model breaks down.