CloudSec Academy

Welcome to CloudSec Academy, your guide to navigating the alphabet soup of cloud security acronyms and industry jargon. Cut through the noise with clear, concise, and expertly crafted content covering fundamentals to best practices.

Cloud Investigation and Response Automation (CIRA)

Cloud investigation and response automation (CIRA) harnesses the power of advanced analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and automation to provide organizations with real-time insights into potential security incidents within their cloud environments

CIEM vs. IAM

Wiz Experts Team

In this article, we'll compare CIEM and IAM to explain how these crucial techniques help reduce your attack surface.

Cloud Sprawl Explained

Wiz Experts Team

Cloud sprawl is a phenomenon that involves the unmanaged growth of cloud-based resources and services.

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What is a Reverse Shell Attack?

Wiz Experts Team

A reverse shell attack is a type of cyberattack where a threat actor establishes a connection from a target machine (the victim's) to their machine.

What is application penetration testing?

Wiz Experts Team

Application penetration testing is a simulated cyberattack against a software application designed to identify exploitable security vulnerabilities before malicious actors do.

Kubernetes Ingress: Controllers, routing, and security

Wiz Experts Team

Kubernetes Ingress is an API object that routes external HTTP/HTTPS traffic to multiple backend services, typically behind a shared external entry point, by mapping the HTTP Host header and URL path to specific internal services.

Kubernetes Vulnerability Scanning

Kubernetes vulnerability scanning is the systematic process of inspecting a Kubernetes cluster (including its container images and configurations) to detect security misconfigurations or vulnerabilities that could compromise the security posture of the cluster.

Guide to Standard SBOM Formats

Wiz Experts Team

Two major formats dominate the SBOM ecosystem: Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) and CycloneDX (CDX). Let’s review!

The AI Cybersecurity Company Landscape

Wiz Experts Team

The right AI cybersecurity software for you depends on your real-world needs: posture management, noise reduction, automation, and unification with your existing cloud stack.