DevSecOps Practitioner: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) revolutionizes provisioning but also amplifies risk, as a single misconfigured line can expose entire environments to vulnerabilities.In this course, learn about the security challenges in IaC by examining misconfigurations, privilege escalation, and secret exposure, along with the tools and workflows that help mitigate them. Next, discover how static scanning with tfsec and Checkov, combined with pre?commit hooks, CI checks, and secret detection tools, can prevent insecure code from ever reaching production. Finally, learn how to strengthen governance with PR validation gates, Policy as Code using OPA and Rego, and drift detection to ensure ongoing compliance.After completing this course, you will be able to integrate security controls seamlessly into your IaC workflows and maintain a secure, compliant infrastructure.