CloudSec Academy

Welcome to CloudSec Academy, your guide to navigating the alphabet soup of cloud security acronyms and industry jargon. Cut through the noise with clear, concise, and expertly crafted content covering fundamentals to best practices.

MIT Licenses Explained

Wiz Experts Team

The MIT License is widely adopted because it provides a straightforward framework with minimal restrictions, allowing free use, modification, and distribution.

The Impact of AI in Software Development

Wiz Experts Team

AI-assisted software development integrates machine learning and AI-powered tools into your coding workflow to help you build, test, and deploy software without wasting resources.

Static Code Analysis

Static code analysis identifies security vulnerabilities and coding issues without executing the code, improving software quality and security.

What is Application Security testing?

Application security testing (AST) is a set of processes designed to detect and address security gaps during the early phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). In other words, teams take steps in pre-production to identify and mitigate risks before applications are released into operational environments.

What are Application Security Frameworks?

Wiz Experts Team

Application security frameworks are essential guidelines, best practices, and tools designed to help organizations stay consistent in their security practices, meet compliance requirements, and effectively manage risks associated with application security.

Top 9 Open-Source SAST Tools

Wiz Experts Team

In this article, we’ll take a closer look at how you can leverage SAST for code security. We’ll also explore key features of open-source SAST tools, such as language support, integration capabilities, and reporting functionalities.

What is the SLSA Framework?

Wiz Experts Team

In this article, we’ll discuss how DevOps teams can take advantage of this framework to create reliable build pipelines and, more generally, secure the entire software development lifecycle.

Kubernetes DevSecOps

Wiz Experts Team

In this blog post, we’ll discuss the need for DevSecOps in Kubernetes environments. We'll walk through the reasons behind this approach, the unique challenges of orchestrated platforms, and the Kubernetes security layers that matter most.

What is API Security?

API security encompasses the strategies, procedures, and solutions employed to defend APIs against threats, vulnerabilities, and unauthorized intrusion.

What is Application Security (AppSec)?

Application security refers to the practice of identifying, mitigating, and protecting applications from vulnerabilities and threats throughout their lifecycle, including design, development, deployment, and maintenance.