This article was originally published on AI Study Room . For the full version with working code examples and related articles, visit the original post. Secure Configuration Management Secure Configuration Management Secure Configuration Management Secure Configuration Management Secure Configuration Management Secure Configuration Management Secure Configuration Management Secure Configuration Management Secure Configuration Management Introduction Configuration drift — when actual system configuration diverges from the intended secure baseline — is a leading cause of security incidents. Secure configuration management ensures that systems remain in a known, compliant state throughout their lifecycle. This requires automation at every stage: validation at build time, enforcement at deploy time, and detection at runtime. Infrastructure as Code Scanning IaC scanning catches misconfigurations before they reach production.…