Cloud Native Security Best Practices
Cloud Native Security Best Practices Cloud native platforms rely on many moving parts—containers, orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud services. Security works best when it is automated, repeatable, and built into every stage of the lifecycle. The ideas below provide practical steps that teams can adopt without slowing delivery. Design for security from the start Threat modeling early helps identify critical assets and likely abuse paths. Apply least privilege by default: use service accounts with tight permissions, short-lived credentials, and regular rotation. Use infrastructure as code with versioning and reviews, so security changes are tracked alongside deployment logic. Plan for failure and assume a breach, so you can respond quickly. ...