prowler

by prowler-cloud

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About

Prowler is an open-source cloud security platform that automates continuous monitoring, security assessments, and compliance auditing across multiple cloud environments.

Prowler is the world’s most widely used open-source cloud security platform that automates security and compliance across any cloud environment.

Primary Use Case

Prowler is primarily used by security teams and cloud administrators to perform automated security assessments and compliance audits on AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and M365 environments. It helps organizations continuously monitor cloud configurations, enforce security best practices, and prepare for compliance frameworks such as CIS, NIST, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and HIPAA.

Key Features

Supports multiple cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and M365
Hundreds of ready-to-use security and compliance checks
Automates continuous monitoring and real-time security assessments
Supports major compliance frameworks like CIS, NIST 800, PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2, and more
Provides incident response and forensics readiness capabilities
Customizable monitoring with seamless integrations
Available as CLI tool with Docker and PyPI packages
Active community support via Slack

Installation

Install via PyPI: pip install prowler
Alternatively, pull the Docker image: docker pull toniblyx/prowler
Clone the repository from GitHub: git clone https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler.git
Navigate to the cloned directory and run the tool using CLI commands
Ensure Python is installed and compatible with the tool version

Usage

>_ prowler

Runs the default security assessment checks against the configured cloud environment.

>_ prowler -c cislevel1

Executes CIS Level 1 compliance checks.

>_ prowler -M json

Outputs the scan results in JSON format for easier integration and parsing.

>_ docker run toniblyx/prowler

Runs Prowler using the official Docker container.

Security Frameworks

Reconnaissance

Discovery

Defense Evasion

Collection

Command and Control

Usage Insights

Integrate Prowler into CI/CD pipelines for continuous cloud security posture monitoring.
Use Prowler's compliance reports to automate audit evidence collection and reduce manual effort.
Leverage Prowler's multi-cloud support to unify security assessments across hybrid cloud environments.
Combine Prowler with SOAR platforms to trigger automated incident response workflows upon detection of misconfigurations.
Utilize Prowler's incident response readiness features to prepare forensic data collection in advance of potential breaches.