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cloud-security-posture skill

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This skill helps automate cloud security posture tasks, delivering step-by-step guidance, production-ready configurations, and validation aligned with best

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---
name: "cloud-security-posture"
description: |
  Manage cloud security posture operations. Auto-activating skill for Security Advanced.
  Triggers on: cloud security posture, cloud security posture
  Part of the Security Advanced skill category. Use when working with cloud security posture functionality. Trigger with phrases like "cloud security posture", "cloud posture", "cloud".
allowed-tools: "Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*), Grep"
version: 1.0.0
license: MIT
author: "Jeremy Longshore <[email protected]>"
---

# Cloud Security Posture

## Overview

This skill provides automated assistance for cloud security posture tasks within the Security Advanced domain.

## When to Use

This skill activates automatically when you:
- Mention "cloud security posture" in your request
- Ask about cloud security posture patterns or best practices
- Need help with advanced security skills covering penetration testing, compliance frameworks, threat modeling, and enterprise security.

## Instructions

1. Provides step-by-step guidance for cloud security posture
2. Follows industry best practices and patterns
3. Generates production-ready code and configurations
4. Validates outputs against common standards

## Examples

**Example: Basic Usage**
Request: "Help me with cloud security posture"
Result: Provides step-by-step guidance and generates appropriate configurations


## Prerequisites

- Relevant development environment configured
- Access to necessary tools and services
- Basic understanding of security advanced concepts


## Output

- Generated configurations and code
- Best practice recommendations
- Validation results


## Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution |
|-------|-------|----------|
| Configuration invalid | Missing required fields | Check documentation for required parameters |
| Tool not found | Dependency not installed | Install required tools per prerequisites |
| Permission denied | Insufficient access | Verify credentials and permissions |


## Resources

- Official documentation for related tools
- Best practices guides
- Community examples and tutorials

## Related Skills

Part of the **Security Advanced** skill category.
Tags: pentesting, compliance, soc2, gdpr, threat-modeling

Overview

This skill automates cloud security posture operations and guidance within the Security Advanced category. It helps generate configurations, validate posture against common standards, and provide step-by-step remediation advice. Use it to accelerate secure configuration, compliance checks, and threat-informed hardening across cloud environments.

How this skill works

The skill inspects cloud configuration, identity and access policies, network controls, and deployed workloads to identify misconfigurations and risk patterns. It produces production-ready code snippets and configuration templates, applies industry best practices, and validates outputs against common frameworks and standards. Results include prioritized findings, remediation steps, and optional validation checks to confirm fixes.

When to use it

  • When you need to assess or improve cloud security posture across accounts or projects
  • When generating secure infrastructure-as-code snippets or cloud configuration templates
  • When validating compliance against SOC 2, GDPR-related controls, or internal policies
  • When creating threat models or remediation playbooks for cloud workloads
  • When automating posture checks and generating repeatable validation steps

Best practices

  • Run scans regularly and after any infrastructure or policy change
  • Use least-privilege identities and validate IAM policies programmatically
  • Embed posture checks into CI/CD pipelines and gate deployments on pass criteria
  • Prioritize remediation by business impact and exploitability, not just severity
  • Keep generated IaC and templates stored in version control with review workflows

Example use cases

  • Generate a hardened Terraform snippet for an S3-like bucket with encryption and access controls
  • Audit IAM roles across projects, identify over-privileged bindings, and produce corrective policies
  • Map cloud resources to compliance controls and produce a remediation plan for failed checks
  • Create a threat model for a cloud-hosted microservice and recommend network segmentation and monitoring
  • Validate that fixes applied to a misconfiguration actually resolve the failing checks

FAQ

What cloud platforms does this skill support?

It focuses on common cloud providers and patterns; output is provider-agnostic where possible and includes provider-specific examples when requested.

Can it produce production-ready code?

Yes. It generates ready-to-review IaC and configuration snippets, but you should review and test them within your environment and CI pipelines before production deployment.