Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) platforms provide continuous monitoring, assessment, and remediation of cloud infrastructure configurations to identify security misconfigurations, compliance violations, and policy deviations across multi-cloud environments. These solutions automatically scan cloud resources, compare configurations against security benchmarks, and provide actionable remediation guidance to maintain secure cloud postures throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.

CSPM platforms integrate with cloud provider APIs to perform real-time configuration assessment, policy enforcement, and compliance reporting across infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS), and software-as-a-service (SaaS) environments. The solutions typically include automated policy templates, custom rule creation, drift detection, and integration with infrastructure-as-code pipelines to shift security left and prevent misconfigurations before deployment.

Organizations implement CSPM solutions to reduce cloud security risks, ensure regulatory compliance, and maintain consistent security standards across distributed cloud infrastructures. The automated approach prevents human error, reduces security operational overhead, and provides continuous visibility into cloud security posture while enabling development teams to maintain deployment velocity without compromising security requirements or compliance obligations.