IaC Security

Proactively secure infrastructure as code (IaC)

Automate security guardrails early in development to minimize the risk associated with cloud misconfigurations.

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Identify Risks Early

Address cloud misconfigurations during development, before they can be exploited as part of an attack path.

Champion DevSecOps

Secure infrastructure as code without slowing down developers or demanding they become security experts.

Continuously Comply

Unlock new business and revenue opportunities by adhering to security frameworks and regulatory requirements.

Maintain pipeline velocity and deliver secure code


Secure Infrastructure Code

Proactively address misconfigurations to prevent a breach

  • Automatically discover IaC files, identify misconfigurations and monitor code repositories within minutes
  • Gain instant security insights from PRs and commits, including misconfigurations and one-click remediation
  • Integrate and automate IaC security checks seamlessly into DevOps processes and existing development workflows

Operationalize IaC Security

Enhance team collaboration with unified visibility

  • Streamline collaboration among development, ops, and security teams to address security issues proactively
  • Provide security teams visibility into violations, policies, exceptions, and which teams need assistance
  • Ensure devs apply the latest controls and empower security teams to suggest code fixes via automated PRs

Build Custom Policies

Easily tailor policies to meet specific business needs

  • Develop and manage custom policies based on OPA/Rego to meet specific and evolving business requirements
  • Enforce IaC tagging as a security best practice and block improperly tagged code
  • Implement a policy-as-code framework for effective management and governance of IaC security policies
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FAQ

Common questions


What is IaC security?

Infrastructure as code (IaC) is used to automate the configuration and provisioning of cloud services. IaC security is the assessment of this code to ensure that the usage and configuration of cloud services conform to industry and company specific security and compliance standards.

Why is IaC security important?

Cloud security follows a shared responsibility model. Cloud service providers are responsible for security “of” the cloud — the hardware, software and other infrastructure required to provide their services. Users of these services are responsible for security “in” the cloud — including the configuration of each cloud service they use.

Cloud misconfiguration is a leading cause of cloud data breach. Assessing IaC security early in development can dramatically shrink a cloud attack surface and can save substantial time and money associated with fixing security flaws.

What are IaC security best practices?

Here are a few infrastructure as code security best practices:

  • Respect existing developer workflows and limit the amount of security-related context switching by integrating automated security and compliance checks seamlessly into their existing toolchains.
  • Reduce the amount of overall IaC tools. Ensure IaC security is part of a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP), so that teams have the centralized visibility and data required to work together in responding to cloud misconfigurations.
  • Make sure your infrastructure as code tools empower developers to self-service security and compliance violations so that they can work uninterrupted, without having to wait for security teams to get involved.
  • Ensure your infrastructure as code tools implement a consistent policy as code framework, like OPA, so that teams can easily manage and govern policy as cloud deployments scale.

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