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Top 5 Open-Source Cloud Security Tools You Need to Know in 2025

Top 5 Open-Source Cloud Security Tools You Need to Know in 2025

In today’s rapidly evolving cloud landscape, security teams face the challenge of protecting increasingly complex environments without expanding their budgets. This guide highlights five powerful open-source cloud security tools that provide enterprise-grade protection without the price tag. From Prowler’s multi-cloud compliance auditing to Falco’s real-time threat detection, these solutions help security professionals identify vulnerabilities, enforce policies, and respond to incidents across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. Whether you’re starting your cloud security journey or looking to enhance your existing toolset, these free, community-supported tools deliver immediate value while integrating seamlessly into modern DevSecOps workflows.

k9 now reports entitlements to Amazon Bedrock APIs

k9 Security now reports IAM principals’ access entitlements to the Amazon Bedrock APIs, which manages generative AI in your account. k9 reports whether IAM principals may administer, change, or read AI data resources and services so that you can govern access to AI services and reduce risks to your data and AI models.

Streamlining IAM Access Governance for MSPs: The MontyCloud DAY2 and k9 Security Integration

MSPs face significant challenges in managing IAM across customers’ AWS accounts. The new integration between MontyCloud DAY2 and k9 Security offers a powerful solution for streamlining IAM access governance. This partnership provides comprehensive visibility and actionable insights for efficient IAM management. Learn how this integration can help MSPs enhance security offerings, ensure compliance for customer accounts, and drive revenue growth while managing cloud environments at scale.

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