Cloud Security Posture Management Vs Database Security Posture Management

Cloud Security Posture Management Vs Database Security Posture Management

IntroductionJust a few years ago, we believed that Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) would provide the ultimate security to cloud environments. However, we are now discovering that while CSPM does a good job of identifying infrastructure vulnerabilities, database misconfigurations remain a regular occurrence for cloud-first organizations. This is where Database Security Posture Management (DbSPM) comes into play.

In this blog post, let’s understand the real differences between CSPM and DbSPM to see how each of them play a unique role in securing our digital assets.

Banyan Cloud CSPM: What It Offers Banyan Cloud CSPM detects misconfigurations and vulnerabilities across your cloud infrastructure, categorizes them based on CIA-triad focused risk factors, displays the security posture on a consolidated dashboard, and provides remediation guidance to combat these risks. Additionally, it offers cloud governance capabilities, including resource inventory management, activity monitoring, continuous compliance monitoring, network log management, change inventory, version history and alert notifications.

Banyan Cloud DbSPM: What It Offers Banyan Cloud DbSPM detects misconfigurations and vulnerabilities in databases (residing on both cloud and on-premises), categorizes them based on CIA-triad focused risk factors, displays the security posture on a consolidated dashboard, and provides remediation guidance to combat these risks. Additionally, it offers database governance capabilities, including object inventory, activity monitoring, continuous compliance monitoring, manual validation, change inventory, version history and alert notifications.

Why Banyan Cloud For Cloud And Database Security & GovernanceBanyan Cloud stands as the pinnacle of Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP), seamlessly safeguarding code to cloud. Some of the unique features of Banyan Cloud CNAPP are:

A single SaaS platform with easy onboarding for both cloud and database security posture management and governance Real-time security monitoring Fine-grained RBAC providing seven layers of access controls across resources, locations, and so on CIA-triad based risk factor categorization Advanced governance features for cloud and databases Just in Time Download of Security and Compliance Reports ConclusionThrough our comparison of CSPM and DbSPM, we have recognized their distinct scopes, application areas, and security controls. While CSPM focuses on cloud infrastructures and compliance, DbSPM prioritizes data-centric security measures and database governance. Both play vital roles in safeguarding digital assets, and organizations should consider implementing both solutions for comprehensive security coverage.

Banyan Cloud CSPM and DbSPM offer robust features to address misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and risk factors. From detecting and categorizing threats to providing remediation guidance, continuous compliance monitoring, and alert notifications, these solutions provide a powerful defense against potential data breaches. Get to know our products better, book a demo today.

Banyan Cloud is a platform built on principles of zero trust and data security first for providing security to multi-cloud environments with real-time monitoring for CSPM.