Demonstrated CloudSec Scanner, an open-source tool for automated cloud security assessment across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
Tool Overview
CloudSec Scanner provides:
- Automated security assessments for multi-cloud environments
- Policy compliance checking against industry standards
- Risk prioritization with CVSS-based scoring
- Integration capabilities with CI/CD pipelines
- Detailed reporting with remediation guidance
Open Source
The tool is available on GitHub under MIT license, with comprehensive documentation and examples.
Demo Highlights
The demonstration covered:
- Live scanning of sample cloud environments
- Real-time vulnerability detection and classification
- Custom policy creation for organization-specific requirements
- API integration examples for automated workflows
- Reporting dashboard with executive and technical views
Community Response
The tool demo received positive feedback from the security community:
- 50+ GitHub stars within the first week
- Active community contributions with pull requests and feature suggestions
- Integration requests from multiple organizations
- Conference speaking invitations for detailed technical presentations
Usage
The tool supports both CLI and web interface modes, making it suitable for both security professionals and development teams.
Technical Implementation
Key technical features demonstrated:
- Multi-cloud API integration using native SDKs
- Parallel scanning capabilities for improved performance
- Extensible plugin architecture for custom checks
- Docker containerization for easy deployment
- REST API for integration with existing security tools