Comparison: Snyk vs. Checkov 2.3 for Terraform 1.9 Security Scanning - 20% More Issues Found

It sounds like the fintech startup made a strategic decision to migrate from Snyk IaC scanning to Checkov due to several factors including cost efficiency, coverage of critical misconfigurations, and performance improvements. Here's an overview of their case study:

Team Size & Stack

• Team size: 8 DevOps engineers, 12 backend engineers
• Stack & Versions:
  • Terraform: 1.9.0
  • AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions
  • IaC Scanning (pre-migration): Snyk CLI 1.1280.0

Problem Statement

• Coverage Issues: Pre-migration, the team relied on Snyk for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scanning but missed 22% of critical misconfigurations in Terraform modules related to AWS services like S3 and RDS.
• Security Incidents: This led to three minor security incidents during Q2 2024, highlighting the need for improved detection capabilities.
• Cost & Performance:
  • Annual cost for Snyk with a team of

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