Case study 2 – Capital One data breach

Another example of the importance of IaC security can be seen in the Capital One data breach that occurred in 2019. In this incident, a hacker exploited a misconfigured firewall in an AWS environment, which led to the theft of the personal information of over 100 million Capital One customers.

The root cause of the breach was a misconfigured web application firewall, which was discovered to have been misconfigured due to a configuration error in the IaC templates used to deploy the AWS environment. The hacker was able to exploit this misconfiguration and gain access to sensitive data.

This incident highlights the importance of ensuring the security of IaC templates and configurations as any misconfigurations or vulnerabilities can have serious consequences for the security of the entire infrastructure. It also emphasizes the need for ongoing monitoring and testing to ensure that the infrastructure remains secure and free from vulnerabilities...