<p>Recent years have seen the emergence of products collectively described as security posture management tools. Primarily focused on cloud environments, these tools help organizations assess controls and configuration status, mitigate threats and vulnerabilities, and protect data.</p>
<p>Two popular security posture management tools are cloud SPM (<a href=”https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/definition/Cloud-Security-Posture-Management-CSPM”>CSPM</a>) and data SPM (<a href=”https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/definition/data-security-posture-management-DSPM”>DSPM</a>). In a nutshell, CSPM emphasizes the security posture of assets and services within cloud environments, and DSPM looks at how data is secured, classified and stored.</p>
<p>CSPM and DSPM are essential components of cloud and data security strategies, but they focus on different aspects of risk management. Let’s examine each tool before discussing their similarities and differences.</p>
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<p>CSPM tools monitor cloud infrastructure for gaps in security policy enforcement. They identify misconfigurations and compliance risks in IaaS, SaaS and PaaS environments.</p>
<p>Organizations use CSPM products to find and correct configuration errors — for example, leaving storage buckets open and thus accessible to attackers. Another use case is when security settings are not tightly linked to the <a href=”https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/definition/principle-of-least-privilege-POLP”>principle of least privilege</a>, which can enable bad actors to move laterally throughout a breached cloud environment.</p>
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<p>DSPM products are designed to monitor enterprise data on-premises and in the cloud. They provide visibility into the data and its security posture. Data is difficult to track for many reasons, including the vast volumes of data routinely produced and the many places where data resides.</p>
<p>With DSPM tools, IT teams can better control access to data by finding unused
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