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Learn how to improve cloud infrastructure security with practical steps for IAM, network access, policy cleanup, monitoring, governance, and audit readiness How to improve cloud infrastructure security How can teams improve cloud infrastructure security across access, configuration, and change? A cloud account added for a migration can look harmless until someone notices a broad security group, an internet-facing database path, or a temporary exception that no one owns. The team may know the workload matters, but not which identity can change it, which application depends on it, or what evidence proves the access is still required. To improve cloud infrastructure security, start by finding the resources and access paths that matter most. Then reduce unnecessary identity and network access, clean up cloud firewall and security group rules, turn logging into evidence, and manage changes through governed workflows. Cloud infrastructure security is the set of controls, policies, and operating practices that protect cloud accounts, projects, subscriptions, networks, compute, storage, identities, access rules, logs, and workload configurations. The shared responsibility model is a useful starting point. Cloud providers secure parts of the cloud service, while customer teams still make day-to-day decisions about configuration, access, data exposure, monitoring, and change approval. Because of that, the strongest improvements are often operational, not cosmetic. Schedule a Demo Start with what you own and who can change it Security work slows down when no one can say who owns a cloud resource or who is allowed to change it. Begin with an inventory that connects accounts, subscriptions, projects, VPCs, VNets, subnets, route tables, firewalls, security groups, cloud workloads, and data stores to responsible teams. In practice, ownership is more than a tag. It should tell reviewers which application or service depends on the resource, who approves access, which team receives alerts, and where change records live. For hybrid cloud security management , that map also needs to connect cloud-native controls with data center firewalls, shared network services, and application owners. Schedule a Demo Strengthen identity before changing network rules Identity is often the most important control plane in cloud infrastructure. A tightly written firewall rule will not help much if a stale administrator role, over-permissioned service account, or forgotten CI/CD token can change the environment. Review privileged roles, break-glass accounts, third-party access, service accounts, managed identities, and workload identities. Use multifactor authentication where it fits the access pattern, reduce standing privileges, and require stronger review for identities that can change routing, security groups, firewalls, key stores, or production workloads. This is also a cost and operations issue. When identity ownership is clear, teams spend less time chasing unknown approvers during access reviews, audits, and incident investigations. Schedule a Demo Reduce exposed cloud access paths Once identity is under control, look at the paths into and across cloud networks. Public IP addresses, load balancers, route tables, NAT gateways, peering relationships, AWS security groups, Azure network security groups, Google Cloud firewall rules, and cloud firewalls can each create access that is hard to understand later. Good network security management includes cloud-native controls, not only traditional perimeter firewalls. For example, a security group may allow broad inbound access from the internet while a data center firewall looks clean. A route table may create a path between sensitive environments that no application owner expected. Review public exposure first, then sensitive east-west paths, management ports, and access between production and non-production networks. Reduce broad CIDR ranges where possible, document business need, and keep source, destination, port, protocol, owner, and application context with the rule. If a rule supports a critical service, the goal is not to remove it quickly. The goal is to understand it well enough to narrow, approve, monitor, or retire it safely. Schedule a Demo Clean up cloud firewall and security group rules carefully Rule cleanup is one of the most visible ways to improve cloud infrastructure security, but it needs patience. A low-use rule is a review candidate, not proof that access can disappear. It may support a quarterly process, failover path, maintenance window, or application dependency that only shows up under specific conditions. Before narrowing or removing access, use application connectivity management to understand which service depends on the connection and who owns the decision. A practical firewall policy cleanup effort should compare rule usage, traffic history, application dependencies, exceptions, change tickets, and rollback plans. That evidence helps teams reduce stale and overly broad access without turning cleanup into an outage. Schedule a Demo Build logging, monitoring, and evidence into daily work Cloud logs are useful for incidents, but they are also part of security governance. Enable and retain the logs that show who changed access, which rule was modified, which identity was used, what traffic crossed a boundary, and which alert or ticket followed the event. For audits, the missing item is often not the rule itself. It is the story around the rule: who requested it, who approved it, why the access remains needed, what risk was accepted, and when it should be reviewed again. Capturing that evidence during normal work supports audit readiness and reduces the scramble later. Schedule a Demo Use automation as guardrails, not as a shortcut Automation can reduce manual effort when it enforces the process the team already trusts. Infrastructure as code, policy-as-code checks, approved templates, CI/CD review gates, tagging requirements, and drift alerts can stop avoidable mistakes before they reach production. However, risky access changes still need ownership, application context, approval, and a rollback plan. Security policy change management should preserve the review path, not hide it. Use automation to flag policy drift, route changes to the right reviewers, apply approved patterns, and keep evidence attached to the change. Schedule a Demo What to improve first When many issues compete for attention, rank improvements by exposure, privilege, business impact, and evidence quality. The table below gives teams a practical starting point. Priority area First improvement Evidence to preserve Identity and access Review privileged roles, stale accounts, service accounts, and broad permissions Owner, approval, access purpose, review date, and exception reason Network exposure Find public endpoints, broad security groups, wide CIDR ranges, and sensitive east-west paths Application owner, business need, traffic history, and approved source and destination Policy cleanup Prioritize unused, duplicate, temporary, and overly permissive rules for review Usage data, dependency check, rollback plan, and recertification record Logging and detection Confirm cloud logs, flow logs, change logs, and alert ownership are enabled and reviewed Log source, retention setting, alert owner, investigation notes, and ticket trail Change governance Move repeated changes into approved templates, infrastructure as code, and policy-as-code guardrails Change request, reviewer, approval path, risk tier, and audit trail Schedule a Demo How AlgoSec Horizon helps improve cloud infrastructure security AlgoSec Horizon helps security, network, cloud, and compliance teams connect cloud and network security policies to the applications, owners, risks, approvals, and evidence those policies support. For cloud infrastructure security, that context matters because cloud access decisions rarely stop at one console or one team. A policy review may involve a security group in AWS, an NSG in Azure, a firewall rule in the data center, a route through a shared service, and an application owner who understands the business impact. AlgoSec Horizon supports a platform view by helping teams connect application context, security policy visibility, risk analysis, governed change processes, and compliance-ready evidence across hybrid environments. In practice, that helps teams move from raw rule review to application-aware decisions. They can ask whether the application still exists, whether the access is still required, who owns the flow, what risk is involved, and which evidence should stay with the change record. Schedule a Demo Frequently asked questions What is cloud infrastructure security? Cloud infrastructure security is the set of controls and practices used to protect cloud accounts, projects, subscriptions, networks, identities, compute, storage, access rules, logs, and workload configurations. It includes both technical controls and the governance needed to keep those controls accurate over time. What should I improve first? Start with visibility into assets, ownership, and privileged access. Then reduce public exposure and overly broad network paths, enable logging, and prioritize cleanup candidates that combine high exposure with weak ownership or limited evidence. How do security groups and cloud firewall rules create risk? They create risk when access is broader than needed, unused, undocumented, or disconnected from application ownership. Common examples include wide CIDR ranges, exposed management ports, temporary exceptions that stay in place, and rules no one can tie back to a business service. Can automation fix cloud infrastructure security issues? Automation can help identify drift, enforce approved templates, route reviews, and preserve evidence. Risky access changes still need accountable owners, application context, approvals, and rollback planning. How can a platform help with cloud infrastructure security? A platform can help when it connects policy data, application dependencies, risk context, change workflows, and audit evidence. That context helps teams make better access decisions across cloud and hybrid environments. Schedule a Demo See how AlgoSec Horizon can help See how AlgoSec Horizon helps security teams gain application-centric visibility, manage policy changes with governance, and support audit readiness across hybrid networks. Schedule a Demo Select a size How can teams improve cloud infrastructure security across access, configuration, and change? Start with what you own and who can change it Strengthen identity before changing network rules Reduce exposed cloud access paths Clean up cloud firewall and security group rules carefully Build logging, monitoring, and evidence into daily work Use automation as guardrails, not as a shortcut What to improve first How AlgoSec Horizon helps improve cloud infrastructure security Frequently asked questions See how AlgoSec Horizon can help Get the latest insights from the experts Choose a better way to manage your network

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Get your application discovery and dependency mapping questions answered. Find clear explanations, best practices, and learn how to improve your understanding of your IT landscape. Application Discovery & Dependency Mapping Explained (FAQs) ---- ------- Schedule a Demo Select a size ----- Get the latest insights from the experts Use these six best practices to simplify compliance and risk mitigation with the AlgoSec platform White paper Learn how AlgoSec can help you pass PCI-DSS Audits and ensure Solution overview Learn how AlgoSec can help you pass PCI-DSS Audits and ensure Solution overview Choose a better way to manage your network

Best practices for network security governance in AWS and hybrid network environments Webinars Overcoming the Hybrid Cloud Policy Management Challenge: A Panel Discussion Visibility May 27, 2020 Omer Ganot Product Manager Yonatan Klein irector of Product Management Relevant resources State of cloud security: Concerns, challenges, and incidents Read Document Demystifying Network Security in Hybrid Cloud Environments Keep Reading A Pragmatic Approach to Network Security Across Your Hybrid Cloud Environment Keep Reading Choose a better way to manage your network Choose a better way to manage your network Work email* First name* Last name* Company* country* Select country... Short answer* By submitting this form, I accept AlgoSec's privacy policy Continue

Learn the basics of managing multiple workloads in the cloud and how to create a successful enterprise level security management program Webinars Merging the Cloud with Application Connectivity Discover the hottest trends and best practices for application-based security management As more companies make the leap into distributed architecture, the smallest gaps in network security can quickly become targets for attack. While an application-based security strategy can help you protect your hybrid cloud estate better, this shift in focus comes with its own challenges. In this webinar, we discuss: How securing application connectivity plays a key role in hybrid cloud risk management Why application orchestration is critical to managing your network within the hybrid cloud environment How to achieve effective cloud security solutions and best practices To learn more, go to https://www.algosec.com/resources/hub/hybrid_cloud/ September 27, 2022 Hillary Baron Cloud Security Alliance Oren Amiram Director Product Management, Algosec Relevant resources Firewall Rule Recertification with Application Connectivity Keep Reading What is cloud network security? Keep Reading Cloud migration: How to move applications to the cloud Keep Reading Choose a better way to manage your network Choose a better way to manage your network Work email* First name* Last name* Company* country* Select country... Short answer* By submitting this form, I accept AlgoSec's privacy policy Continue

Explore Algosec's flexible pricing options for network security management solutions that fit your organization's needs and budget. Pricing Our pricing model is flexible, just like your network environment and needs. Get your customized offer today! Get your pricing Watch a video Year after year, rated #1 by your peers If you are running more than 50 critical business applications. If you have more than 10 firewalls in your environment. If your network security environment does not use only one firewall vendor. AlgoSec is for you if… AlgoSec pricing is based on the number of security devices in your environment, Cloud VM and containers and the number of applications you would like to manage. How is AlgoSec licensed? AlgoSec is a network security policy management solution that helps organizations automate and optimize their cybersecurity management. AlgoSec is best known for its flagship offerings: Firewall analyzer Policy change automation Hybrid network security management What is AlgoSec best known for? AlgoSec offers critical features such as: Risk mitigation Application discovery Estate wide network security mapping Application connectivity compliance Intelligent application connectivity automation Zero touch change management What are AlgoSec’s key features? AlgoSec customers will get value within the first month. A full deployment of the solution depends on the customer landscape, desired functionality and specific requirements. For medium size businesses, it takes between 1-3 months. For large enterprises, it takes between 3-6 months. For very large enterprises, it takes between 6-9 months. How long does it typically take to deploy AlgoSec? Learn more here "The reason we chose AlgoSec is because we saw the benefits of what it would give us for the business. The time it has taken to make a change has dropped significantly..." How does AlgoSec stack up against the competition? AlgoSec typically works best with companies that: Have an annual revenue above a billion dollars. Have a complex environment with multi-vendor network security devices. Have 50 plus critical business applications. Is AlgoSec’s pricing within reach for smaller companies? Yes. Look here Does AlgoSec really offer a money back guarantee? FAQ We also empower complex organizations to solve a range of use cases, including: Gain visibility Ensure compliance Reduce risk Intelligently automate change across hybrid networks That’s why we work closely with you to develop a pricing plan that's customized to meet your needs. Our pricing is based on the number of applications and devices across your hybrid network that you want to protect. To learn more about our pricing and how we help Network Security and Cloud Security experts. Still have pricing questions? Join leading companies like:

Discover how AlgoSec s automated application analyzer can simplify and accelerate connectivity management, while ensuring enterprise wide security and compliance Application discovery tool & connectivity management Select a size Which network Can AlgoSec be used for continuous compliance monitoring? Yes, AlgoSec supports continuous compliance monitoring. As organizations adapt their security policies to meet emerging threats and address new vulnerabilities, they must constantly verify these changes against the compliance frameworks they subscribe to. AlgoSec can generate risk assessment reports and conduct internal audits on-demand, allowing compliance officers to monitor compliance performance in real-time. Security professionals can also use AlgoSec to preview and simulate proposed changes to the organization’s security policies. This gives compliance officers a valuable degree of lead-time before planned changes impact regulatory guidelines and allows for continuous real-time monitoring. Introduction What is application connectivity management? Common challenges in application connectivity management The benefits of using intelligent automation in application connectivity management Application connectivity management vs. Network Security Policy Management (NSPM) Manage application connectivity security with AlgoSec Get the latest insights from the experts Use these six best practices to simplify compliance and risk mitigation with the AlgoSec White paper Learn how AlgoSec can help you pass PCI-DSS Audits and ensure Solution overview See how this customer improved compliance readiness and risk Case study Schedule time with one of our experts Work email* First name* Last name* Company* country* Select country... Short answer* By submitting this form, I accept AlgoSec's privacy policy Continue

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