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Understanding CSPM and the Threat Landscape

Having a proper understanding of what Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) is and its importance in the cloud infrastructure is crucial to all stakeholders. A security leader or CISO’s clear understanding of the role of CSPM in the cloud infrastructure is just as important as it is for security managers, architects, designers, and cloud security administrators or engineers. After setting the baseline understanding of cloud security in Chapter 1, this chapter focuses on building the concepts, and the importance and need of CSPM tools for multi-cloud infrastructure. This chapter also highlights Gartner’s view on CSPM and key elements where Gartner emphasizes focusing more.

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