How we use Datadog CSM to improve security posture in our cloud infrastructure

Datadog's adoption of Cloud Security Management (CSM) has significantly improved its ability to manage security risks in its complex cloud environment. CSM provides increased visibility into risk across the infrastructure, enabling teams to streamline remediation and collaborate more effectively with engineering to maintain a healthy security posture. The platform offers customizable dashboards that provide a consolidated view of misconfigurations, allowing teams to prioritize issues based on severity and communicate about their security posture with multiple stakeholders across the organization. Additionally, CSM enables mapping of misconfigurations to specific engineering teams responsible for affected resources, facilitating quick identification of relevant contacts for mitigation or remediation. The platform also offers detailed side panels with information on how to configure assets to more secure states and automates response through one-click remediation. Overall, Datadog's use of CSM has greatly enhanced its ability to manage security risks in a large-scale environment.