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Enhancing Cloud Security: Best Practices for Protecting Your Digital Assets
In today’s digital landscape, security is a top concern for organisations using cloud services. With the increasing complexity and scale of cloud environments, it becomes crucial to implement robust defensive measures to protect sensitive data and ensure the integrity of systems. This article explores several popular tools that aid in defensive strategies by offering hardening, security assessment, and inventory capabilities for cloud infrastructure.
Prowler
Prowler is an essential tool for security practitioners working with Amazon Web Services (AWS). It leverages the CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks and additional checks to enforce security best practices within the AWS environment. Prowler consists of both bash and Python components, making it accessible and versatile for different users. It offers a comprehensive set of checks to identify misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and potential security gaps. The popularity of Prowler can be seen through its significant number of stars and contributors on GitHub, indicating a thriving and active community.
GitHub: Prowler
CloudMapper
CloudMapper, developed by Duo Labs, is another powerful tool that assists in analysing AWS environments. It is…
