“Cloud-native application protection platforms (CNAPPs) are an essential part of modern cloud computing. These platforms provide security for cloud-native applications, ensuring that they are protected from a wide range of threats.

Cloud-native applications are designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of the cloud, such as scalability, flexibility, and elasticity. They are built using microservices architecture, which allows for the development and deployment of small, independent services that can be easily combined to create larger, more complex applications.

However, this flexibility and modularity also introduces new security challenges. Traditional security approaches, which are focused on protecting the perimeter of a network, are no longer effective in protecting cloud-native applications. Instead, security must be built into the application itself, using a variety of techniques and technologies.

CNAPPs provide this security, by offering a range of features and capabilities that are designed to protect cloud native applications. Some of the key features of CNAPPs include:

Identity and access management: CNAPPs provide tools for managing the identities of users and applications, and for controlling access to resources. This includes authentication and authorization, as well as single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.
Encryption: CNAPPs provide encryption for data in transit and at rest, ensuring that sensitive information is protected from unauthorized access. This can include encryption of network traffic, as well as encryption of data stored in databases and other storage systems.
Network security: CNAPPs provide tools for securing the network infrastructure that supports cloud-native applications. This can include firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other technologies that are designed to protect against network-based attacks.
Runtime protection: CNAPPs provide tools for protecting applications at runtime, including application firewalls, web application firewalls, and other technologies that are designed to protect against attacks that target specific vulnerabilities in applications.
Vulnerability management: CNAPPs provide tools for identifying and remedying vulnerabilities in cloud-native applications, including both static and dynamic analysis. This can include tools for identifying vulnerabilities in application code, as well as tools for detecting and mitigating vulnerabilities in runtime environments.
Compliance and governance: CNAPPs provide tools for ensuring that cloud-native applications comply with relevant regulations and standards. This can include tools for tracking and reporting on compliance, as well as tools for automating compliance processes.

Overall, CNAPPs are an essential part of modern cloud computing, providing the security and protection that is needed to ensure the safety and reliability of cloud native applications. By offering a range of features and capabilities, CNAPPs enable organizations to confidently deploy and manage their cloud native applications, knowing that they are protected against a wide range of threats.”

To learn more about Zscaler’s CNAPP solution and about how we can help you determine how a CNAPP can help your organization, reach out today.