Cloud Security Tools
Cloud security tools help identify misconfigurations, audit environments, and enforce compliance across AWS, Azure, GCP, and other cloud platforms. These tools support visibility, governance, and secure architecture design.
ScoutSuite
ScoutSuite is a multi-cloud security auditing tool that evaluates configurations across AWS, Azure, and GCP. It generates detailed reports highlighting misconfigurations, insecure defaults, and policy gaps.
Why it’s useful: Helps learners understand cloud misconfigurations and how attackers exploit weak IAM, storage, and network settings.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Prowler
Prowler is a cloud security tool focused on AWS, offering CIS benchmark checks, compliance validation, and security posture assessments. It supports multi-account scanning and detailed reporting.
Why it’s useful: Teaches how compliance frameworks map to real cloud configurations and how to identify risky IAM policies.
Difficulty: Intermediate
CloudSploit
CloudSploit scans cloud environments for misconfigurations and security risks. It supports AWS, Azure, and GCP and provides detailed findings with remediation guidance.
Why it’s useful: Shows how automated scanning can quickly surface dangerous cloud settings that attackers commonly exploit.
Difficulty: Beginner
Steampipe
Steampipe allows querying cloud resources using SQL, enabling unified visibility across AWS, Azure, GCP, and SaaS platforms. It supports compliance packs and dashboards.
Why it’s useful: Helps learners understand cloud inventory, resource relationships, and compliance through a familiar query language.
Difficulty: Intermediate
CloudMapper
CloudMapper visualizes AWS environments, showing network paths, public exposure, and architecture relationships. It helps identify risky configurations and attack paths.
Why it’s useful: Great for visual learners who want to understand cloud architecture and how attackers move laterally.
Difficulty: Intermediate