CloudSec Academy

Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a vulnerability where hackers insert malicious scripts inside web applications with the aim of executing them in a user’s browser.

Swaroop Sham

April 18, 2024

A Software Bill of Material (SBOM) is a comprehensive inventory that details every software component that makes up an application.

A man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack is a type of cyberattack where a hacker intercepts data transferred between two parties.

Nicolas Ehrman

April 14, 2024

At their core, containers encapsulate the application code and runtime, system tools, dependencies, and settings that enable it to operate in the same way across multiple environments.

Nicolas Ehrman

April 10, 2024

A Kubernetes secret is an object in the Kubernetes ecosystem that contains sensitive information (think keys, passwords, and tokens)

Nicolas Ehrman

April 10, 2024

Containerization encapsulates an application and its dependencies into a container image, facilitating consistent execution across any host operating system supporting a container engine.

In a nutshell, containers and virtual machines (VMs) are two inherently different approaches to packaging and deploying applications/services in isolated environments.

Nicolas Ehrman

April 2, 2024

Kubernetes monitoring involves collecting, analyzing, and acting on performance data and metrics across your clusters.

This post discusses CSPM and SSPM in depth to reveal their respective use cases. You'll also learn how CSPM and SSPM complement each other to strengthen your overall security posture.

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

Vulnerability scanning is the process of detecting and evaluating security flaws in IT systems, networks, and software.

Cloud data security is the comprehensive strategy of preventing data loss or leakage in the cloud from security threats like unauthorized access, data breaches, and insider threats.

Greg Zemlin

March 15, 2024

Privilege escalation is when an attacker exploits weaknesses in your environment or infrastructure to gain higher access and control within a system or network.

Nicolas Ehrman

March 15, 2024

Take a deep dive into the world of container images and learn their essential role in cloud security.

Nicolas Ehrman

March 14, 2024

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.

The shared responsibility model is a framework establishing cloud security responsibilities between cloud service providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and customers.

Serverless security is the extra layer of protection designed for applications built on a serverless architecture. In this type of cloud computing, you write the code (functions) but the cloud provider handles the servers. This creates a different security approach.

Multi Cloud Security is the combination of strategies, controls, and technologies designed to address the complex challenges of a multi cloud environment.

A cloud security strategy is the combination of the measures, tools, policies, and procedures used to secure cloud data, applications, and infrastructure.

Nicolas Ehrman

March 7, 2024

External Attack Surface Management (EASM) refers to the process of identifying, analyzing, and managing an organization's external attack surface.

Risk-based vulnerability management is a vulnerability management approach that prioritizes vulnerabilities that pose the greatest risk to an organization.

Greg Zemlin

February 29, 2024

Learn how to create your own company incident response policy to prepare and prevent against an attack on your IT systems in this complete guide.

Swaroop Sham

February 26, 2024

DevSecOps, which stands for Development, Security, and Operations, is a software development practice that emphasizes integrating security considerations throughout the entire development lifecycle, from initial design to deployment and ongoing maintenance.

Nicolas Ehrman

February 20, 2024

Cloud encryption is the process of transforming data into a secure format that's unreadable to anyone who doesn't have the key to decode it.

Shashank Golla

February 9, 2024

Cloud security monitoring combines methodologies, practices, and tools that assess and analyze cloud resources.

Nicolas Ehrman

January 31, 2024

IAM security consists of policies and technologies designed to ensure that only authorized individuals gain access to the relevant resources within an organization.

Nicolas Ehrman

January 30, 2024

EKS security refers to the practices, strategies, and technologies that organizations use to protect Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) environments from threats.

Shaked Rotlevi

January 27, 2024

Cloud compliance is the series of procedures, controls, and organizational measures you need to have in place to ensure your cloud-based assets meet the requirements of the data protection regulations, standards, and frameworks that are relevant to your organization.

Enterprise cloud security is the comprehensive set of practices, policies, and controls used by organizations to protect their data, applications, and infrastructure in the cloud.

A container platform is a comprehensive solution that allows organizations to efficiently create, deploy, and manage containers.

Shashank Golla

January 19, 2024

Cloud migration security is a facet of cybersecurity that protects organizations from security risks during a transition to cloud environments from legacy infrastructure, like on-premises data centers.

Cloud management refers to the monitoring, maintenance, and operation of data, apps, and infrastructure hosted on the cloud.

A cloud operating model is a set of practices and procedures that organizations follow for effective management of their cloud resources.

Cloud governance entails the policies, processes, and controls an organization puts in place to ensure the effective and secure management of its cloud resources and services.

An attack surface is refers to all the potential entry points an attacker could exploit to gain unauthorized access to a system, network, or data.

Secure coding is the practice of developing software that is resistant to security vulnerabilities by applying security best practices, techniques, and tools early in development.

Cloud security architecture is a broad set of principles designed to guide the implementation of security controls, practices, and solutions within a cloud computing environment.

Security posture is the overall defensive strength of an enterprise’s IT infrastructure, which comprises hardware, software, practices, policies, and personnel.

Learn to navigate the complexities of cloud security, including the knowledge and tools required to build a robust and proactive defense against ever-evolving cyber threats.

Swaroop Sham

December 29, 2023

Code security comprises programming practices, techniques, and tools that ensure your code isn’t susceptible to security vulnerabilities.

Cloud native security refers to the practices, tools, and policies that protect cloud native applications and infrastructures.

Software composition analysis (SCA) tools index your software dependencies to give you visibility into the packages you're using and any vulnerabilities they contain.

Cloud vulnerability management is the continuous process of identifying, classifying, prioritizing, and remediating security vulnerabilities in your cloud environment.

Shaked Rotlevi

December 14, 2023

Understanding how to implement zero-trust architecture is crucial for protecting against the complexities of modern cyber threats.

Nicolas Ehrman

December 14, 2023

Container security scanning is a process that systematically analyzes container images for vulnerabilities and security issues, allowing developers to address potential threats before they escalate into breaches.

Nicolas Ehrman

December 14, 2023

Container image signing is a critical security process for establishing trust. Just as you'd expect a signature to verify the authenticity of a document, image signing does the same for container images—those neat packages that carry your code along with all the necessary parts to run it anywhere.

Swaroop Sham

November 30, 2023

Secure SDLC (SSDLC) is a framework for enhancing software security by integrating security designs, tools, and processes across the entire development lifecycle.

Cloud workload security, also known as cloud workload protection, is a set of security controls and tools aimed at protecting cloud-based workloads.

Greg Zemlin

November 26, 2023

Agentless and agent-based systems are both valid approaches for cloud security. There is no single right answer when deciding which to choose, as each comes with its own advantages and drawbacks.

Public cloud security describes establishing cybersecurity measures to secure public cloud environments accessible to multiple users or organizations.

AI is the engine behind modern development processes, workload automation, and big data analytics. AI security is a key component of enterprise cybersecurity that focuses on defending AI infrastructure from cyberattacks.

Swaroop Sham

November 16, 2023

Software supply chain security describes the set of processes that ensure the integrity, authenticity, and security of software components throughout their lifecycle.

Cloud infrastructure security describes the strategies, policies, and measures that organizations implement to protect cloud-based systems, data, and infrastructure from threats and vulnerabilities.

Private cloud security is a term that describes the tools and techniques used to secure private cloud environments.

Cloud security standards include clear steps that organizations can take to secure their cloud environments and mitigate the risk of cyberattacks.

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is an evaluation designed for Defense Industrial Base (DIB) contractors.

Although the HIPAA doesn't make any specific reference to the cloud, it is a completely different IT environment from the on-premises data center—with different compliance challenges. Learn some of the key HIPAA considerations when you host your healthcare workloads in the cloud.

Learn how and why the financial industry is often targeted and discuss best practices for remediating these evolving security challenges.

Swaroop Sham

October 26, 2023

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security is the practice of securing cloud infrastructure by embedding security controls into IaC templates and scripts.

Shift-left security is the practice of performing code and software security assurance processes as early as possible in the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

FISMA compliance is the set of processes, controls, and protocols an organization must have in place to ensure its information assets satisfy the requirements of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).

Patch management is the process of planning, testing, and applying updates to software systems and applications to address vulnerabilities, fix bugs, and improve overall system performance.

The short answer is no, AI is not expected to replace cybersecurity or take cybersecurity jobs.

The principle of least privilege (PoLP) is a cybersecurity concept in which users, processes, and devices are granted the minimum access and permissions necessary to perform their tasks

Nicolas Ehrman

September 17, 2023

Container runtime security is the combination of measures and technology implemented to protect containerized applications at the runtime stage.

Cloud security refers to a set of policies, controls, procedures, and technologies that work together to protect cloud-based systems, data, and infrastructure.

Nicolas Ehrman

August 25, 2023

API security encompasses the strategies, procedures, and solutions employed to defend APIs against threats, vulnerabilities, and unauthorized intrusion.