Cloud and SaaS security

Security for cloud servers 4 companies

This software does two jobs. It watches the programs that a company runs on a cloud provider's servers, and stops one that starts to behave like an attack. It also checks the settings of the company's cloud accounts against its rules, because one wrong setting, such as storage left open to the internet, can expose everything.

Aqua SecurityAqua Security, from Tel Aviv, sells the same kind of platform. It is better known for giving away two widely used free tools: Trivy, which finds known security flaws, and kube-bench, which checks a cloud setup against security guidelines.HyderabadHired recently

SysdigSysdig grew out of free, open-source tools for watching containers, the packages in which cloud programs run. It sells protection for running programs and checks of cloud settings, and has a team in Bengaluru.

CoreStackCoreStack, which started in Chennai, keeps a company's accounts on several clouds in line with its rules. Its security part checks the settings across AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

Banyan CloudBanyan Cloud, from San Jose with engineers in Bengaluru, is a small start-up that checks the settings of cloud accounts.

The tech, explainedCloud workload protection (CWPP)Cloud security posture management (CSPM)Container image scanning Cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM)

Security for rented apps 1 company

A company also rents apps such as Microsoft 365 and Salesforce. Each app has hundreds of security settings, and they drift as people change them. This software checks those settings all the time.

AppOmniAppOmni created the product that checks the security settings of rented apps all the time. It has engineers in Bengaluru.

The tech, explainedSaaS security posture management (SSPM)

Large platforms that also sell cloud security 3 companies

Some large security companies sell cloud security as one part of a wider platform.

Palo Alto NetworksPalo Alto Networks sells cloud security as part of its wider security platform.Bengaluru · HyderabadHiring nowSee alsoNetwork security, firewalls and SASE

ZscalerZscaler sells cloud security alongside its security in the cloud for staff anywhere.Bengaluru · Hyderabad · PuneHiring nowSee alsoNetwork security, firewalls and SASE

NetskopeNetskope watches what staff do inside cloud apps, as part of its security in the cloud for staff anywhere.BengaluruHiring nowSee alsoNetwork security, firewalls and SASE

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What's changing

AI apps are the newest rented apps.

Companies now rent AI apps, such as chat assistants, the same way they rent Salesforce, and staff paste company data into them. Security companies are extending their checks to these AI apps: which ones are in use, what data goes into them, and who can see the answers.

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