CSPM Tools and Features

Cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools enable businesses to continuously monitor their cloud environments, identify security risks, comply with industry standards such as the Center for Internet Security (CIS), and take appropriate action to mitigate those risks. As growing numbers of organizations move their applications and data to the cloud, they face new and complex security challenges. CSPM tools can provide a centralized view of an organization’s cloud infrastructure and resources, enabling security teams to quickly identify and address security issues before they become major threats. It becomes imperative to understand the specific need to choose the right tool as it comes with significant costs, especially the third-party ones.

This chapter highlights the importance of understanding the CSPM tools. It also compares and highlights the significance of cloud-native CSPM tools and cloud-agnostic CSPM tools. The previous chapter helped...