The Posture Visibility Problem
CrowdStrike Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) provides critical visibility into misconfigurations—such as publicly accessible storage, unencrypted assets, and overly permissive roles. These insights are essential for reducing cloud risk. But in most environments, this data remains locked in siloed dashboards, disconnected from real-time workflows.
When posture findings can’t be operationalized, they lose value. Security operations are left to manage exposure manually—tracking misconfigurations in spreadsheets, correlating risk by hand, and initiating remediation out-of-band. This creates friction, delays, and inconsistent resolution.
Closing the Gap Between Risk and Response
One enterprise client using both CrowdStrike CSPM and Microsoft Sentinel asked us to solve exactly this problem. Their SOC had limited ability to act on CSPM findings in context. Posture risks weren’t visible in Sentinel, couldn’t trigger alerts, and had no linkage to automated remediation. Investigations slowed. Remediation was inconsistent. Risk reporting remained reactive.
We built a focused integration to solve it. By routing posture findings from CSPM into Sentinel, configuration risks could be prioritized alongside threats, enriched with context, and remediated using the same playbooks already running inside their SIEM. The result: faster response, cleaner workflows, and a scalable approach that didn’t require introducing another tool.
Operationalizing CSPM with Sentinel
This playbook ingests misconfiguration and vulnerability data from CrowdStrike CSPM into Microsoft Sentinel—bringing posture data into the operational flow. With this integration, security operations can:
- Build custom dashboards to track policy violations, asset exposure, or remediation status
- Trigger alerts based on high-risk configuration changes—such as public access or missing encryption
- Correlate posture data with threat detections, allowing investigations to determine whether a misconfiguration increases the potential impact of an observed attack
- Automate remediation through Sentinel SOAR—triggering workflows that restrict access, apply configuration changes, or take response actions such as disabling accounts or making a cloud storage bucket private
This playbook replaces fragmented processes with a repeatable operational pattern. Posture data is no longer managed in isolation. It becomes part of a continuous lifecycle that reduces manual effort, tightens controls, and accelerates outcomes.
Originally built to meet a specific client need, this playbook is now being made available as a free, open-source integration, with implementation guidance and deployment examples included.
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Streamline Posture Management Across the Microsoft Stack
Accelerynt helps enterprise security programs reduce operational drag, eliminate tooling friction, and move faster using Microsoft-native platforms. If your CSPM data is disconnected from your core operations—or if posture risk remains a reporting exercise—we can help you bring it into the center of your SOC.
