zakirkun Infrastructure as Code Security Issues
Overview
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates define cloud resources and their security posture. Misconfigurations in Terraform/CloudFormation/Pulumi templates propagate to all deployed environments.
Common IaC security issues:
- Encryption disabled on storage/databases
- Public-facing databases without VPC restriction
- Logging and monitoring disabled
- Overly permissive IAM and security groups
- SSH access open to all IPs
Remediation
Use security linting tools (tfsec, checkov, cfn-nag, KICS) in CI/CD pipelines to catch IaC misconfigurations before deployment.