# CSPM Concepts – DigitalOcean Documentation

> Core concepts behind CSPM, including how resources are evaluated, how findings are generated, and how to interpret results.
- [Rule Types](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/cspm/concepts/rule-types/index.html.md): How CSPM uses standard rules and workload rules to evaluate your DigitalOcean environment.
- [Findings and Severity](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/cspm/concepts/findings-and-severity/index.html.md): How CSPM generates findings, what severity levels mean, and how to prioritize remediation.
- [Workloads and Billing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/cspm/concepts/workloads-and-billing/index.html.md): How CSPM defines workloads, what is included in each plan, and how billing works.
- [Scans and Results](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/cspm/concepts/scans-and-results/index.html.md): How CSPM scans work, what gets evaluated, and how results differ by plan.
- [Suppression Behavior](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/cspm/concepts/suppression-behavior/index.html.md): How suppression of findings works in CSPM, when to use it, and how it interacts with scans.