Datadog Cloud Security Posture Management
Continuously monitor your cloud environment for misconfigurations.
Overview
Datadog Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) is part of the Datadog security platform. It continuously scans your cloud accounts to identify misconfigurations based on industry benchmarks (like CIS, PCI-DSS) and custom rules. While its primary focus is on the live environment, it effectively serves as a drift detection tool by alerting on any configuration that deviates from a secure and compliant baseline, regardless of whether it was caused by an IaC tool or a manual change.
✨ Key Features
- Continuous Misconfiguration Detection
- Compliance Monitoring (CIS, PCI, SOC 2, etc.)
- Threat Detection
- Resource Inventory and Visualization
- Integration with Datadog Monitoring
- Automated Remediation Guidance
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Unified platform for observability and security.
- Leverages existing Datadog agent for deeper workload insights.
- Strong integration with performance and log data provides context for security issues.
- Real-time threat detection.
Unique Value: Provides a single pane of glass for both security and performance, allowing teams to correlate security findings with operational data to investigate and remediate issues faster.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Unified monitoring of security, performance, and logs in one platform.
- Prioritizing security risks based on real-world attack paths.
- Auditing cloud environments against regulatory standards.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Teams looking for a tool focused on IaC code scanning (pre-deployment).
- Organizations not already invested in the Datadog ecosystem.
🏆 Alternatives
Its key advantage is the unification of security with a best-in-class observability platform, which is a significant benefit for existing Datadog customers.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
Free tier: Free for up to 5 hosts.
📊 Market Info
Customers: 20000+
Total Funding: $947.9M
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