2023 Architecting a Cloud Security Guardrails Model Solutions Forum

Cloud-native app complexity poses challenges for organizations, with security teams tasked with protecting across containerized workloads, cloud services, and identities. Cloud security programs take either a shift-left or shield-right approach. Shift-left focuses on secure design and pre-release testing, while shield-right emphasizes runtime security mechanisms to detect and respond to events. Both are essential for cybersecurity maturity. Shift-left activities serve as guardrails and can be "designed-in" through policy-as-code, balancing speed and security in DevOps. In this session, we will show you how to identify environmental drifts, prioritize weaknesses, and minimize friction for dev teams with runtime insights. Learn why preventative controls are essential, how runtime context improves vulnerability and posture management, and how to implement policy-as-code approaches for stronger security controls.