CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management) is a security solution that identifies and corrects misconfigurations in cloud environments.

What is CSPM?

CSPM is a security solution that continuously monitors cloud resource configuration to identify and correct misconfigurations that could create security vulnerabilities.

Features

Continuous Monitoring

  • Configuration Drift: Drift detection
  • Real-time: Real-time monitoring
  • Automated: Automated corrections
  • Compliance: Regulatory compliance

Risk Identification

  • Misconfigurations: Misconfigurations
  • Compliance Violations: Compliance violations
  • Security Gaps: Security gaps
  • Best Practices: Best practices

Automatic Correction

  • Auto-remediation: Automatic remediation
  • Policy Enforcement: Policy enforcement
  • Workflow Automation: Workflow automation
  • Integration: Tool integration

Cloud Providers

AWS

  • Config Rules: Configuration rules
  • Security Hub: Security hub
  • GuardDuty: Threat detection
  • CloudTrail: API auditing

Azure

  • Security Center: Security center
  • Policy: Azure policies
  • Security Center: Security center
  • Sentinel: Azure SIEM

GCP

  • Security Command Center: Security command center
  • Cloud Asset Inventory: Asset inventory
  • Security Health Analytics: Security health analytics
  • Forseti: Security tool

CSPM Tools

Commercial

  • Prisma Cloud: Palo Alto Networks
  • CloudGuard: Check Point
  • Cloud Security: Symantec
  • Cloud Security Posture: McAfee

Open Source

  • Cloud Custodian: AWS
  • Forseti Security: Google
  • Azure Policy: Microsoft
  • Terraform: HashiCorp

Cloud Native

  • AWS Config: Amazon
  • Azure Policy: Microsoft
  • GCP Security Command Center: Google
  • Oracle Cloud Guard: Oracle

Configuration

AWS Config

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# Configure rules
{
  "ConfigRuleName": "s3-bucket-public-read-prohibited",
  "Source": {
    "Owner": "AWS",
    "SourceIdentifier": "S3_BUCKET_PUBLIC_READ_PROHIBITED"
  }
}

Azure Policy

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{
  "if": {
    "allOf": [
      {
        "field": "type",
        "equals": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts"
      },
      {
        "field": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/allowBlobPublicAccess",
        "equals": "true"
      }
    ]
  },
  "then": {
    "effect": "deny"
  }
}

GCP Security Health Analytics

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# Configure policies
name: "projects/PROJECT_ID/securityHealthAnalyticsSettings/customModules/MODULE_ID"
displayName: "Custom Security Health Analytics Module"
enablementState: "ENABLED"

Use Cases

Compliance

  • PCI DSS: PCI compliance
  • HIPAA: HIPAA compliance
  • GDPR: GDPR compliance
  • SOX: SOX compliance

Security

  • Misconfigurations: Misconfigurations
  • Access Control: Access control
  • Data Protection: Data protection
  • Network Security: Network security

Operations

  • Cost Optimization: Cost optimization
  • Resource Management: Resource management
  • Performance: Performance
  • Scalability: Scalability

Best Practices

Implementation

  • Baseline: Establish baseline
  • Policies: Define policies
  • Automation: Automate corrections
  • Monitoring: Continuous monitoring

Operation

  • Regular Reviews: Regular reviews
  • Updates: Policy updates
  • Training: Team training
  • Documentation: Documentation

Security

  • Least Privilege: Principle of least privilege
  • Defense in Depth: Defense in depth
  • Continuous Monitoring: Continuous monitoring
  • Incident Response: Incident response
  • Cloud Security - Cloud security that CSPM manages
  • IaC - Infrastructure that CSPM monitors
  • DevOps - Methodology that CSPM protects
  • SecOps - Operations that CSPM automates
  • GitLab - Platform that CSPM monitors
  • Container Management - Containers that CSPM monitors
  • SIEM - System that can integrate CSPM
  • SOAR - Automation that can use CSPM
  • Logs - Logs that CSPM analyzes
  • Dashboards - CSPM visualization
  • Metrics - CSPM measurement
  • CISO - Role that oversees CSPM

References