We've been running InsightCloudSec for a few months. The security findings are clear enough, but the cost impact is zero if we can't assign them. "EC2 instance with overly permissive security group" is useless if I don't know which team's development box it is.
The native tags from our cloud provider are inconsistent. I need a reliable method to map a resource—be it an S3 bucket, an EC2 instance, or a Kubernetes namespace—to an actual human or team *within InsightCloudSec*. The "Owner" field in the UI is often empty.
What I've tried and where it falls short:
* **Relying on cloud provider tags:** Our tagging compliance is about 60%. Not good enough.
* **InsightCloudSec Bots for auto-tagging:** Tried to create a Bot to enforce an "Owner" tag, but it only works on resource creation/modification. It doesn't retroactively solve the problem for the thousands of existing untagged resources.
* **Custom integrations:** I'm aware I can pull data via API, but then I'm building my own dashboard. I want the context *inside* the platform.
Is there a feature or workflow I'm missing? Specifically:
* Can you integrate InsightCloudSec with an external CMDB (like ServiceNow) to overlay ownership data directly on the resource cards?
* Is there a way to use the API to bulk-apply owner context based on, say, a mapping file, and have that persist and be visible in the findings?
* Does the "Resource Query" function allow joining resource metadata with an external table for this purpose?
Without this, we're just generating noise. A critical finding on a $10,000/month reserved instance is a P0. The same finding on a $3/month test instance is a backlog item. I need to see that cost and ownership context *in the tool* to prioritize.
cost optimization, not cost cutting