Aqua Security, the pioneer in cloud-native application protection platforms (CNAPP), has launched the Container Security Risk Assessment (CSRA) — the industry’s first free runtime-focused assessment that helps organizations identify and reduce real-world security risks in containerized production environments. Unlike static vulnerability scans, CSRA gives security teams unprecedented visibility into actual behavior at runtime, enabling more informed, impactful remediation. As container adoption surges across sectors and runtime threats escalate, Aqua’s CSRA sets a new benchmark in proactive, behavior-based security evaluation.
Why CSRA Matters: Runtime is the New Battleground
1. Visibility Where It Counts — In Production
- Traditional tools stop at CI/CD pipelines. CSRA goes beyond image scanning by analyzing live, running workloads.
- Security teams gain an accurate, data-driven profile of actual container behavior, not just theoretical risk.
2. Real-World Risk Detection with Behavioral Intelligence
- Built on Aqua’s behavioral threat detection engine and 10+ years of research in cloud-native security.
- Identifies anomalous behavior, active threats, and misconfigurations directly in runtime.
3. Actionable Risk Scoring & Remediation
- Receive a detailed report with:
- 0–100 risk score
- Executive summary and risk dashboards
- Benchmarked recommendations aligned to compliance standards
- Prioritized actions based on risk impact and production urgency
CSRA’s Core Capabilities
4. Focused Alerting to Cut Through the Noise
- Filters out low-priority events to highlight the 0.001% of behaviors that matter most.
- Adds rich behavioral context for informed triage and response.
5. Fast & Frictionless Assessment
- Designed to be quick and developer-friendly:
- No infrastructure slowdown
- Minimal setup using Aqua’s lightweight runtime agents
6. Backed by Aqua Threat Intelligence
- Uses real-time telemetry to detect novel and sophisticated attack tactics.
- Leverages Aqua’s proprietary cloud-native threat intelligence for maximum coverage.
7. Supports Compliance & Governance
- Helps organizations align with key compliance mandates and audit standards.
- Offers comparative benchmarking across industry peers for continuous improvement.
Industry Context: Rising Threats in Containerized Environments
- Attacks on container workloads have surged 400% year-over-year, fueled by:
- Configuration drift
- Misbehaving workloads
- Gaps in traditional security tooling
- Security teams face alert fatigue and lack runtime-specific context, hindering response.
“Security teams are flooded with alerts but lack the context to act decisively—especially in runtime,” said Moshe Weis, CISO at Aqua Security. “CSRA brings that context to the forefront. It’s fast, insightful, and actionable.”
Raising the Bar for Cloud-Native Risk Visibility
With the launch of CSRA, Aqua Security reaffirms its leadership in runtime protection by delivering the first-of-its-kind assessment tool that surfaces true, in-production risk in containerized environments. This free offering empowers DevSecOps teams to reduce application risk by up to 50% with targeted, data-driven remediation.
The Container Security Risk Assessment is now available at no cost for organizations seeking to strengthen their runtime defenses and ensure the integrity of their cloud-native infrastructure.
