Comparison of cloud resources (part III): Demystifying cloud security tools in the platform and application layer

**Executive summary:** Part three of a four-part blog series catalogs and explains cloud security tools for the platform and application layers and DevSecOps, covering CWPP, vulnerability scanning, ADR, RASP, API security, CASB, WAF, SSPM, SASE, and development pipeline protections (SCA, SAST/DAST/IAST, IaC scanning, SBOM, IDE and pre-commit scanning, registry and pipeline security). For each tool class it describes roles, example use cases, detection and remediation capabilities, and vendor examples to help organizations choose and implement controls to reduce cloud security risk.