Trend Micro Cloud One – Conformity

Trend Micro Cloud One – Conformity manages managing misconfigurations and ensuring compliance in multi-cloud environments. This tool provides continuous security, compliance, and governance through a cloud-native platform, scanning nearly 1,000 cloud infrastructure configurations in real-time across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

The technical architecture of Conformity is built around a robust rule set, comprising over 540 rules that align with cloud and security governance best practices, as well as various compliance standards such as SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, GDPR, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. These rules are categorized into security, cost optimization, operational excellence, reliability, performance efficiency, and sustainability. Conformity runs these rules against cloud account services and resources, providing immediate alerts and clear remediation steps for any identified risks or violations.

Operationally, Conformity integrates into CI/CD pipelines, allowing for the scanning of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates during the development process. This proactive approach ensures that cloud resources are deployed in a secure and compliant manner from the outset. The tool also supports auto-remediation for high-risk violations, such as open storage access, and offers extensive reporting capabilities, including customizable and exportable reports for auditing purposes.

Key technical details include the ability to filter checks by various standards and frameworks, with support for multiple cloud providers. However, there are limitations, such as potential restrictions due to API or SDK responses from cloud providers, which may result in 'Not Scored' checks for certain rules. Additionally, the tool's real-time monitoring capabilities, while comprehensive, may require careful management to avoid performance degradation in large-scale environments.