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Webinar recap: The missing story with every cloud breach

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Date Published
Author
Sarah Wills
Word Count
858
Company Posts That Month
15
Language
English
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Summary

Snyk Chief Architect Josh Stella describes how cloud computing has transformed security from protecting isolated, hardware-based data centers to managing highly dynamic, software-defined environments configured largely through infrastructure as code. He argues that attackers now use automation to rapidly scan public-facing assets and exploit weaknesses, while many major cloud breaches stem not from one isolated flaw but from insecure system design and insufficient protection of the control plane, enabling lateral movement after entry. Stella outlines five connected cloud security fundamentals: understanding the environment, preventing misconfigurations through secure design, equipping developers with automated guidance, enforcing policy as code throughout the software development lifecycle, and measuring organization-specific security outcomes. Following its acquisition of Fugue, Snyk aims to integrate cloud security posture management into DevSecOps workflows to help teams build, deploy, and operate cloud infrastructure more securely.

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