Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions have the potential to be a major security asset for organizations leveraging cloud computing. The ability for a single tool to aggregate security and compliance risks from a myriad of evolving cloud instances and services — and in many cases, automatically reduce these risks — severely handicaps attackers who target this exploding attack vector in the cloud.

Key takeaways:

• The widespread adoption of the cloud, coupled with the fact that teams managing infrastructure lack cloud security experience, increases the attack surface for data breaches
• CSPMs are focused on helping organizations stop the leading cause of IaaS-based data breaches
• Organizations who are considering CSPM solutions should prioritize features including resource inventory, risk prioritization, and compliance management