Define control objectives before tuning tools
Govern the cloud control plane
Cloud Security & CNAPP Governance
Create a coherent governance architecture across cloud posture, identity, data, workloads, Kubernetes, runtime detection, policy-as-code, and evidence.
Operational context
The problem
Why this is an architecture challenge
Cloud security tools generate signals, but without architecture and ownership they can become disconnected findings, inconsistent policy, and ungoverned exceptions—especially when cloud services consume industrial data.
Business and operational drivers
What brings organizations to this work
- Control multi-cloud and platform risk
- Make CNAPP policy explainable and actionable
- Connect cloud findings to critical-infrastructure consequences
- Establish continuous evidence and accountable exceptions
What SecurePlane assesses or designs
Evidence across the operating environment
- 01Landing zones, organizations, subscriptions, projects, and accounts
- 02Identity, entitlement, workload, data, and Kubernetes risk
- 03Wiz, Prisma Cloud, CSPM, CIEM, DSPM, and CDR operating models
- 04Policy lifecycle, exception handling, and remediation ownership
- 05CI/CD, Terraform, GitOps, and evidence integration
SECUREPLANE REFERENCE MODELCNAPP governance control plane
Business services · ownership · consequence
01ESTATEaccounts · subscriptions
02IDENTITYCIEM · privilege
03WORKLOADVM · container · K8s
04DATADSPM · lineage
05RUNTIMECDR · detection
06POLICYcode · exceptions
Signal → decision → remediation → evidence → improvement
Architecture approach
From operational context to governed decisions
Map signals to assets, owners, business services, and consequences
Manage policy as governed code with testing and review
Create remediation workflows that preserve platform reliability
Measure drift, exceptions, control performance, and recurring causes
Typical deliverables
Tangible architecture artifacts
Deliverables are tailored to the environment and decision need.
Cloud Security Reference ArchitectureCNAPP Governance ModelPolicy-as-Code Control LibraryCloud Control-Plane StandardsException & Evidence WorkflowKubernetes Security Architecture
From architecture to implementation
Engineering proves the path
Engineering connects policy intent to platform controls, CI/CD and GitOps workflows, accountable remediation, exception review, and evidence without turning one vendor console into the architecture.
Explore Forward Deployed Engineering →- 01Map tool signals to service ownership
- 02Test policy-as-code in delivery workflows
- 03Integrate remediation and exception evidence
- 04Measure drift and recurring control failure
Expected outcomes
Designed around mission results
Higher-value cloud security signals
Consistent and reviewable policy
Faster accountable remediation
Continuous assurance across cloud platforms
Representative engagement
How the work proceeds
A typical engagement connects cloud architecture, CNAPP policy, platform workflows, ownership, and evidence into one governed operating model.
1Assess
2Analyze
3Design
4Govern
5Implement
6Validate
7Operate
8Improve
Architecture before technology
Discuss Cloud and CNAPP Governance
Begin with the mission, operating constraints, evidence, and decision—not a product.