The Prevention Library

We are uncovering better ways of securing cloud infrastructure by shifting to prevent incidents from code to cloud. Through this work we have come to value prevention over detection, risk reduction over risk awareness, guardrails over guidelines, and shift-left over shift-blame.

The complete framework for prevention-first cloud security: what it is, why it matters, and how to shift from reactive detection to proactive prevention.

Prevention isn't just cheaper - it's cleaner, faster, and safer. From eliminated exposure windows to automatic compliance evidence, these are the six benefits that matter most when prevention becomes the primary control.

Prevention-first security uses four layers of controls to stop misconfigurations: Build controls that catch issues in code, Access controls that block risky actions, Config controls that make resources secure by default, and Runtime controls that auto-fix drift. Together, they create overlapping defense that ensures issues caught by one control don't slip through all four.

Prevention-first cloud security succeeds through systematic practices: Discover existing controls, Analyze gaps, Simulate impact, Deploy safely, and Measure effectiveness.

Preventive Security Posture Management (PSPM) is a category of security tools that continuously manage cloud misconfiguration risk through visibility, simulation, and enforcement of preventive controls across the deployment lifecycle, from build to runtime.

Prevention and detection aren't competing approaches - they're complementary capabilities that create defense in depth. PSPM reduces what reaches production. CNAPP detects what prevention misses. Together they deliver better security outcomes at lower cost than either alone.