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Cloud security policy engine
A system that lets a team define a security rule once and have it enforced consistently at the cloud control plane, no matter how or where a resource is created or changed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are cloud security policies?
Cloud security policies are rules that define what's allowed in a cloud environment – for example, 'storage buckets must not be publicly readable' or 'production databases must be encrypted.' Defining the policy alone does not guarantee enforcement; a policy engine like Aryon turns that security intent into controls that can be enforced in the cloud.
How do you enforce cloud security policies beyond native cloud controls?
Native cloud controls are powerful, but each provider has its own policy model, language, and enforcement primitives, making preventive policies difficult to build, maintain, and operate consistently at scale. Aryon abstracts that complexity into a consistent layer for defining and enforcing the organization's security policies across cloud environments, while the underlying enforcement remains cloud-native.
What is GCP Organization Policy?
GCP Organization Policy is Google Cloud's native governance service for restricting how cloud resources can be configured across the resource hierarchy. Policies are built around constraints, which define the specific rule to enforce, and can be applied at the organization, folder, or project level, with inheritance to resources underneath.
How is Aryon different from native tools like AWS SCPs, Azure Policy, or GCP Organization Policy?
Aryon builds on top of native cloud controls rather than replacing them. Each cloud has its own policy model, language, and enforcement primitives, making preventive policies difficult to build, maintain, and operate consistently at scale. Aryon abstracts that complexity into a consistent layer for defining and enforcing the organization's security policies across cloud environments, while the underlying enforcement remains cloud-native.