Detecting sensitive data and misconfigurations in AWS and GCP with Cloudflare One
Mar 21, 2025Alex Dunbrack, Michael Leslie

Summary
This post introduces the extension of Cloudflare CASB to include Cloud DLP (Data Loss Prevention) functionality, enabling users to scan objects in Amazon S3 buckets and Google Cloud Storage for sensitive data matches. It details a serverless architecture for this process, involving a Compute Account, Controller function, Crawler function, and Scanner function, ensuring data remains within the customer's cloud environment. It also highlights posture management features for identifying misconfigurations in IAM, bucket, and object settings.
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