What is Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)?

CSPM is the continuous monitoring and management of cloud infrastructures for security gaps and misconfigurations. It automatically scans AWS, GCP and Azure for violations of security best practices like CIS benchmarks and policy-as-code rules.

What are the most common cloud misconfigurations?

Top misconfigurations: Public S3/GCS buckets, Security Groups without IP whitelist (0.0.0.0/0), Root account without MFA, unencrypted EBS/RDS volumes, IAM users with admin rights, CloudTrail not in all regions, VM without firewall rules.

How does drift detection work?

Drift detection compares the current cloud state with the defined policy-as-code baseline (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation). If a manual change violates the policy, an alert is triggered and optionally automatically remediated.

What is Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)?

CSPM is the continuous monitoring and management of cloud infrastructures for security gaps and misconfigurations. It automatically scans AWS, GCP and Azure for violations of security best practices like CIS benchmarks and policy-as-code rules.

What are the most common cloud misconfigurations?

Top misconfigurations: Public S3/GCS buckets, Security Groups without IP whitelist (0.0.0.0/0), Root account without MFA, unencrypted EBS/RDS volumes, IAM users with admin rights, CloudTrail not in all regions, VM without firewall rules.

How does drift detection work?

Drift detection compares the current cloud state with the defined policy-as-code baseline (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation). If a manual change violates the policy, an alert is triggered and optionally automatically remediated.

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What is CSPM? Simply Explained

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) is like an automated security check for your cloud infrastructure. It monitors AWS, GCP and Azure for misconfigurations: public S3 buckets, Security Groups without IP whitelist, Root account without MFA, unencrypted data. CSPM compares the current state with security best practices (CIS benchmarks) and policy-as-code rules. When a misconfiguration is detected, an alert is triggered and optionally automatically corrected. This keeps your cloud resources secure and compliant.

↓ Jump to top misconfigurations and cloud resources

☁️ Top Cloud Misconfigurations

CRITICAL

S3-Bucket öffentlich erreichbar

Cloud: AWS · Fix: Block Public Access + Bucket Policy

CRITICAL

Security Group 0.0.0.0/0 auf Port 22/3389

Cloud: AWS/GCP · Fix: IP Whitelist oder VPN-Only

CRITICAL

Root Account ohne MFA

Cloud: AWS · Fix: MFA sofort aktivieren

HIGH

Unverschlüsselte EBS/RDS-Volumes

Cloud: AWS · Fix: KMS-Verschlüsselung aktivieren

HIGH

IAM User mit Admin-Rechten + aktive Keys

Cloud: AWS · Fix: Role-based + Key Rotation

HIGH

CloudTrail nicht in allen Regionen

Cloud: AWS · Fix: Multi-Region Trail aktivieren

CRITICAL

GCS-Bucket AllUsers Lesezugriff

Cloud: GCP · Fix: IAM-Policy stricter

HIGH

VM Instance mit externer IP ohne Firewall-Regel

Cloud: GCP · Fix: VPC Firewall + Cloud Armor

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📅 Published: 28.04.2026🔄 Last reviewed: 28.04.2026

This guide is based on practical experience with cloud security posture management and CSPM implementations in AWS, GCP and Azure. The described best practices have been proven in real deployments and continuously improved.

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