"Imagine you're staring at your cloud dashboard, and bam - a sudden spike in spending hits you. It's not just burning cash; it's waving a red flag for potential security holes. That unexplained surge in Kubernetes pods? Could be a sneaky cryptojacker. Or those idle EC2 instances racking up bills? Might be a misconfiguration leaving doors wide open. As a DevOps pro, you know the drill: costs aren't just numbers - they're clues to bigger issues."
"Unite cloud cost optimization with built-in security to spot breaches early, slash wasted spend, and protect your infrastructure before it's too late. Press enter or click to view image in full size Cloud costs are your canary in the coal mine - and a security signal too. Imagine you're staring at your cloud dashboard, and bam - a sudden spike in spending hits you. It's not just burning cash; it's waving a red flag for potential security holes."
Cloud cost anomalies serve as early indicators of security incidents and misconfigurations. Sudden spikes in spending can signal cryptojacking or unexpected Kubernetes pod proliferation. Idle or misconfigured EC2 instances can expose attack vectors while generating unnecessary costs. Integrating FinOps practices with DevSecOps processes enables teams to detect anomalies, enforce cost-aware guardrails, and automate remediation. Recommended controls include tagging and cost allocation, anomaly detection on billing and resource usage, right-sizing and autoscaling, IaC and vulnerability scanning, identity and access controls, runtime protection, and incident playbooks that tie cost alerts to security responses. The combined approach reduces waste and shortens mean time to detection and response.
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