Misconfigurations: The Cloud’s Achilles Heel
Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) are secure, but how US companies *configure* them often isn’t. An open S3 bucket can expose millions of records. **CSPM** tools continuously monitor cloud environments for misconfigurations and compliance violations.
What CSPM Does
- Visibility: Provides a single view of all cloud resources across multiple accounts.
- Misconfiguration Detection: Flags issues like public S3 buckets, unrestricted security groups, or missing encryption.
- Compliance Auditing: Maps configurations against standards like CIS Benchmarks, NIST, or HIPAA.
- Automated Remediation: Some tools can automatically fix misconfigurations.
