12 Terraform Security Best Practices (& 7 Common Risks)

In this article, we discuss the security risks associated with using Terraform for infrastructure automation and provide best practices to mitigate these risks. These include secure state management, early vulnerability detection, proper secret storage, use of secure communication protocols, code reviews, audit logging, access control implementation, usage of a secure Version Control System (VCS), regular dependency updates, automating security compliance, backup and disaster recovery, and user education and training. By following these best practices, you can establish a good security posture when deploying your infrastructure with Terraform.