Blue Team
November 25, 202418 min read
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security Scanning Guide
Shift-left infrastructure security with this IaC scanning guide covering Terraform, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes manifest security validation and CI/CD integration.
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Asfaleia Team
Security Consultant
65%
Templates Misconfigured
14
Avg Issues/Template
80%
Preventable
10x
Cost if Post-Deploy
Why IaC Security?
IaC scanning catches misconfigurations before they reach production. Shift-left security reduces costs and provides faster developer feedback.
Shift-Left Benefits
Catching issues in IaC templates costs 10x less than fixing them post-deployment. Developers get immediate feedback.
Scanning Pipeline
Phase 1
Pre-Commit
Local developer scanning
Phase 2
CI Pipeline
Automated PR scanning
Phase 3
Policy Gate
Block on failures
Phase 4
Deployment
Final validation
Tools by Framework
Terraform
- Checkov
- tfsec
- Terrascan
- Snyk IaC
CloudFormation
- cfn-lint
- cfn_nag
- Checkov
- CloudFormation Guard
Kubernetes
- Kubesec
- Kube-linter
- Datree
- Polaris
Policy as Code
Define custom security policies using OPA/Rego or Python to enforce organization-specific requirements automatically.
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