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Light Roast 118: Intro to Cloud Security Posture Management

The Importance of CSPM & How to Implement It Within Your Organization.

Katlyn Gallo
Dark Roast Security
6 min readDec 22, 2022

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This article was originally published on Built In.

With the continued adoption of the cloud, cloud security has become quite the buzzword in the technology industry. Although information and cybersecurity concepts remain the same, new threats arise when companies migrate their technology to cloud platforms.

The seemingly endless possibilities and scalability opportunities that come with cloud platforms and solutions are, unfortunately, accompanied by the ease of making a mistake that’s detrimental to the security of the platform. This article will explore an important component of cloud security, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), and discuss its importance.

What is CSPM?

CSPM stands for Cloud Security Posture Management, which is the practice of continuously assessing cloud platforms to identify misconfigurations and other risks. In other words, CSPM ensures the security posture of an organization’s cloud environment(s) is aligned with expectations.

To assess their cloud environments, companies must use CSPM tools that automate the assessment process. Popular cloud platforms like…

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Katlyn Gallo
Katlyn Gallo

Written by Katlyn Gallo

Coffee lover, bookworm, and InfoSec enthusiast | Find me on Twitter & Instagram: @ktgblogstech

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