Key challenges in asset inventory management
As we’ve discussed, asset inventory management is a critical aspect of cybersecurity, and CSPM tools are designed to help organizations monitor and manage their cloud infrastructure for security risks and compliance. However, managing asset inventory effectively can present several challenges:
- The dynamic nature of cloud assets: One of the primary challenges in gaining visibility into cloud assets is their dynamic nature. Cloud environments are highly agile, allowing assets to be provisioned, modified, or decommissioned rapidly. This dynamic nature makes it challenging to keep track of the current state of assets, their configurations, and their relationships with other resources. CSPM tools need to continuously discover and track assets across multiple cloud providers, regions, and accounts.
- Multi-cloud, hybrid cloud environments, and colocation (COLO): Many organizations utilize multiple cloud service providers, maintain...
