Where cloud security policies break down
Source: Dev.to
The Problem with Cloud Security Policies
A great policy is worthless if it’s not being followed. When I look at our detection platform, I see a number of resources that violate the policy we’ve carefully constructed. Trying to remediate these is like playing whack‑a‑mole—just when I think I’ve got them all, new ones pop up. Take S3, for example; whether these are old resources or new ones, violations keep appearing.
Preventive Security Posture Management (PSPM)
One way to prevent this is using AWS Config, but setting up auto‑remediation is difficult and often requires a custom Lambda function that you must maintain. This is where Preventive Security Posture Management (PSPM) comes in.
A PSPM focuses on enforcing policy continuously and automatically, not just detecting violations after the fact. Instead of alerting you that something drifted from policy and requiring manual cleanup, a PSPM prevents or immediately corrects the drift as it happens.
PSPM vs. CNAPP
Now wait a minute, if I already have a CNAPP, why do I need a PSPM?
A CNAPP provides broad visibility across cloud, workload, and application risk, including runtime and vulnerability context. A PSPM like Turbot complements a CNAPP by ensuring cloud policies are always enforced, preventing misconfigurations from occurring and persisting in your environment.
Benefits of Automated Policy Enforcement
- Reduces alert fatigue
- Eliminates manual cleanup
- Closes security gaps as soon as they appear
Without automated policy enforcement, you rely on people and processes; violations will always happen, and detection and manual cleanup can take weeks or months. To be secure, automatic policy enforcement needs to be in place. Turbot makes this possible without having to write lots of custom code.
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