CSPM for Hybrid IT Landscapes

Modern IT landscapes have long consisted of a network of different operating models, including cloud services, classic on-premises systems, and various hybrid versions, which interlock to form the technological basis of many companies. Although this heterogeneous architecture opens up a high degree of flexibility, it also significantly increases the requirements for transparency, security assessment, and risk management.

Arvato Systems meets this challenge with Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), which not only analyzes cloud configurations, but also considers the entire security situation across all infrastructure and platform levels - from workloads and identities to networks, endpoints, and servers in local or hybrid environments.

Cloud and hybrid architectures are developing dynamically. New services, changed configurations, unrecognized dependencies, and a growing number of end devices mean that security risks arise quickly - often without being noticed immediately.

A modern CSPM approach must therefore:

• Make security-relevant configurations visible across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid
• enable automated analyses and continuous monitoring,
• Identify misconfigurations at an early stage
• Mapping risks and compliance requirements at all system levels
• Integrate endpoints & servers into the security assessment - regardless of whether they are operated locally or in the cloud.

CSPM thus creates the basis for transparency, control, and a robust level of security in the long term.

Absolute security is the result of a combination of clear standards, automated controls, and regular checks. With CSPM, Arvato Systems pursues a systematic approach that covers several areas of the infrastructure:

• consistent security policies for cloud, end devices, and servers
• continuous monitoring via Microsoft Defender technologies (including Devices, Identities, Applications, Infrastructure & Data),
• Regular assessments to evaluate safety-critical configurations,
• transparent reporting for cloud workloads as well as for local systems
• Targeted remediation of identified vulnerabilities - for example, in operating systems, server services, or exposed services
• clear responsibilities across cloud and on-prem areas.

This creates a security model that both minimizes reactive risks and strategically prepares for future threats.

The CSPM service provides companies with an integrated view of their entire security situation - not only in the cloud, but also in traditional data centers and hybrid architectures.

The service includes, among other things:

• Regular assessments of security configurations in cloud and hybrid environments
• Analysis of misconfigurations and security vulnerabilities in cloud workloads, endpoints & servers
• Valuation of exposed resources, regardless of whether they run in the cloud, on-prem, or in hybrid operation
• Risk-based prioritization according to severity, exploitability, exposure, and criticality
• Documentation & reporting across all system worlds
• Service provision as a managed service with monthly assessments and continuous recommendations for action
• Coordination with the respective system managers

Using the Microsoft Defender Stack, including Defender for Cloud, Intune, and Entra ID, creates a platform approach that consistently evaluates cloud, server, and endpoint devices.

CSPM is now an integral part of modern security architectures, addressing the requirements of companies that operate cloud, on-premises, and hybrid systems in parallel. Arvato Systems offers a well-established and comprehensive service portfolio that integrates multiple platforms, ensuring consistent security assessments across various environments.

This includes, among other things:

• the integration of leading cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Cloud,
• a uniform and comparable security assessment across all providers used
• consolidated reporting for cloud, hybrid, and on-prem infrastructures
• the focus on scalable security models that reliably support complex IT landscapes.

This provides a CSPM framework that maps both multi-cloud strategies and existing data center architectures, creating a robust basis for future-proof security management.

Cloud Security Posture Management is more than just a cloud-specific tool; it is a holistic approach to security that connects cloud services, on-premises systems, and hybrid environments.