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.

What is SIEM? The cloud-native security evolution

Wiz Experts Team

SIEM stands for Security Information and Event Management. It is a unified platform that combines Security Information Management (SIM) and Security Event Management (SEM).

SIEM vs SOAR: What is the real difference?

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The main difference is that SIEM focuses on detection and visibility, while SOAR focuses on response and automation. SIEM collects and analyzes vast amounts of log data, whereas SOAR acts on processed alerts and findings.

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Kubernetes engineer job description

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A Kubernetes engineer is a specialized tech role responsible for the design, deployment, and maintenance of container orchestration platforms.

Data Security Compliance Explained

Data security compliance is a critical aspect of data governance that involves adhering to the security-centric rules and regulations set forth by supervisory and regulatory bodies, including federal agencies.

14 OSS Application Security Tools by Use Case

The top 14 open-source application security tools—including SCA, secrets scanning, and application security testing tools—to help you streamline the critical process of securing your apps from threats and vulnerabilities.

CI/CD security tools

CI/CD security tools automate security checks in development pipelines to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations during code changes, ensuring continuous security.

What is Azure container security scanning?

Wiz Experts Team

Azure Container Security Scanning finds vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in container images and workloads in Azure Container Registry and AKS.

What is DAST scanning? A cloud security perspective

Wiz Experts Team

DAST scanning is an automated security testing method that analyzes your running applications from the outside. It interacts with the application just like a real user or attacker would to find security weaknesses.