CNAPP Buyer’s Guide: 5 Considerations for Evaluating Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms
Evaluating your cloud security tech stack? This handy guide provides key criteria and questions to consider so you can make an informed decision about selecting a Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) for your organization.
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A CNAPP is a single SaaS platform that simplifies the detection and prioritization of critical security risks across your cloud estate. It’s a new category of cloud security tools, coined by Gartner in 2021, that unifies the core capabilities of CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, vulnerability management and compliance management, into a single platform. How do you choose a CNAPP that’s right for your cloud environment?
This guide explores:
How a CNAPP can benefit your organization and how to best assess its effectiveness
The 5 most important criteria to consider when selecting a CNAPP
Key questions to ask your solution provider
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