Risky Business Risky Biz Soap Box: Prowler, the open cloud security platform
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Jul 14, 2025 Toni de la Fuente, the founder of Prowler, a multi-cloud security platform, shares insights from his extensive experience as a cloud security architect. He reveals Prowler's evolution from an open-source project to a robust SaaS offering, highlighting its AI-enhanced features like Prowler Lighthouse. The discussion covers Prowler’s community-driven journey and its innovative pricing model, emphasizing the importance of usability and compliance in cloud security. Toni also explores the impact of AI on security interfaces, making cloud management simpler and more efficient.
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Origin Story of Prowler
- Toni de la Fuente created Prowler in 2016 to manage and assess 30 AWS accounts efficiently.
- He automated security checks using AWS CLI to harden services like S3, EC2, and RDS under CIS benchmarks.
Simplicity Drives Adoption
- Simplicity and good documentation fueled Prowler's growth and community engagement.
- Cloud security being complex, making Prowler easy to use attracted practitioners and contributors.
Learning Cloud Security Through Coding
- Toni learned cloud security deeply by implementing security checks for each AWS service within Prowler.
- This hands-on coding approach helped him become a cloud security expert over time.