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.

Risk-Based Vulnerability Management

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Risk-based vulnerability management is a vulnerability management approach that prioritizes vulnerabilities that pose the greatest risk to an organization.

Exposure Management vs. Vulnerability Management: What’s the difference?

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Both approaches are unique, but they function as complementary cybersecurity frameworks for managing threats and vulnerabilities in modern IT systems. Together, EM and VM are essential for minimizing your attack surface, ensuring regulatory compliance, and preventing breaches.

Private vs. Public Cloud: What’s the Difference?

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In this blog post, we’ll explore the differences between public and private cloud models and provide use cases and best practices to help you choose the best cloud strategy for your business.

What is SaaS Security?

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Software as a service (SaaS) refers to cloud-based software applications that can be accessed over the internet without any installation or maintenance on local devices.

CNAPP vs. CASB: What’s the difference?

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Both CNAPP and CASB protect enterprise IT environments, but businesses have to understand their differences, specifically in terms of focus, capabilities, and operationalization, to make an informed decision about which solution is better for them.

9 Best Practices for Stronger Azure Security

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Misconfigurations, weak access controls, and data exposure put your Azure workloads at risk. Follow these 9 proven security best practices to stay protected.

CNAPP vs. CDR: What's the Difference?

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While CDR and CNAPP are often discussed as separate approaches, CDR capabilities should be viewed as essential components within a comprehensive CNAPP strategy, not as competing alternatives.

Data Categorization: Types, strategies, and steps

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In this article, we'll explore the different types of data categorization, strategies for effective management, and how to avoid common pitfalls that can complicate cloud data governance.