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 an API gateway?

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API gateways route, authenticate, and control traffic between clients and backend services. Learn how they work, their benefits, and their security limits.

What is API testing?

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API testing verifies that your APIs return the right data, perform well, and stay secure. Learn the types, tools, testing process, and key best practices.

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What Is External Vulnerability Scanning?

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External vulnerability scanning is a way to find weaknesses in your public-facing systems by testing them from outside your network. This means you see your environment the same way an attacker on the internet would see it.

Open Source SCA Tools: 5 Best Options for 2026

Wiz Experts Team

Open-source software (OSS) software composition analysis (SCA) tools are specialized solutions designed to analyze an application's open-source components and dependencies.

Application Security Testing: Types and Best Practices

Application security testing (AST) is a set of processes designed to detect and address security gaps during the early phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). In other words, teams take steps in pre-production to identify and mitigate risks before applications are released into operational environments.

Cloud Security Issues: Risks, Threats & Challenges

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Uncover the top cloud security issues affecting organizations today. Learn how to address cloud security risks, threats, and challenges to protect your cloud environment.

Application Security Frameworks: OWASP, NIST, ISO & CIS Guide

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Application security frameworks are essential guidelines, best practices, and tools designed to help organizations stay consistent in their security practices, meet compliance requirements, and effectively manage risks associated with application security.

How to implement CI/CD security scanning: Best practices

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CI/CD security scanning is the practice of adding automated security checks into your build and deployment pipelines. This means every meaningful code change is tested for risk before it can reach production.