Company
Date Published
Author
Glenn Gillen
Word count
940
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Infracost has developed a sophisticated approach to cloud security governance by integrating deep parsing capabilities for infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, and AWS CDK. This allows them to evaluate and understand the actual infrastructure configuration rather than simply analyzing text patterns. By leveraging this foundation, Infracost has introduced Cloud Security Policies that enable proactive cloud security posture management (CSPM) checks directly within developers' existing workflows, specifically in pull requests, thus enhancing the shift-left approach in security. The system automatically detects IaC repositories across platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, or Azure Repos, eliminating the need for manual configurations and maintaining developer focus without switching tools. Infracost's Campaigns feature provides a control plane for governance, allowing enterprises to monitor and direct security efforts strategically by tracking metrics like the prevention of new issues and the remediation of existing ones. With the launch of 22 customizable policies covering AWS and Azure services, Infracost aims to empower developers and platform teams to prioritize security and FinOps concerns effectively, while planning to expand its offerings based on customer feedback.