Case studies, best practices, and lessons learned

Automation not only improves security but also enhances operational efficiency and agility. It allows organizations to maintain a strong security posture while managing complex and dynamic cloud environments. Let’s look at how case studies would look.

Netflix’s automated security guardrails

Netflix, a global leader in streaming services, relies heavily on cloud infrastructure. They developed an open source security automation tool called Security Monkey (now known as Repokid) to automate their CSPM efforts. This tool scans AWS configurations, identifies security misconfigurations, and automatically remediates them by applying security guardrails. For example, it ensures that S3 buckets are not publicly accessible and that permissions adhere to predefined policies. By implementing this automation, Netflix has significantly enhanced its security posture while managing the vast number of cloud resources it uses. For...