Defending Your Cloud Control Plane: A Practical Guide to Terraform Security Review

Infrastructure-as-code security reviews are essential because Terraform controls access to production systems, data exposure, and identity trust—yet many organizations lack a systematic approach to auditing these critical files. AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Codex can dramatically speed up this process by identifying risky patterns and explaining attack paths, but security ownership remains with the engineer. This practical guide demonstrates how to combine both tools for comprehensive Terraform reviews that catch real production risks before deployment.