Aqua Security

Aqua Security is a Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) vendor that provides security for containers, Kubernetes, serverless workloads, and other cloud-native infrastructure across the software development lifecycle.

• Security platform for containers, Kubernetes, and serverless workloads (cloud-native security)
• Workload and infrastructure scanning for vulnerabilities, malware, misconfigurations, and secrets (application security)
• Runtime protection and threat detection for cloud-native environments (workload runtime security)
• Posture management and policy enforcement across multi-cloud and Kubernetes estates (cloud security posture management)
• Integration with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and DevOps toolchains for shift-left security (DevSecOps)

More About Aqua Security

Aqua Security focuses on security for cloud-native environments, covering applications and infrastructure that run on containers, Kubernetes, serverless platforms, and related cloud services. Its platform is designed for use by enterprises that operate large-scale, distributed environments on public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid infrastructure. The company positions its offerings to support security, DevOps, and platform engineering teams that need unified control over build-time and runtime risks in cloud-native workloads.

The Aqua Security platform typically spans the software development lifecycle, from code and image build stages through deployment and production. At build time, it provides scanning for container images and other artifacts to identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, embedded secrets, and malware (application security). This scanning is usually integrated into CI/CD tools so that security checks can be automated as part of pipelines and used to enforce policies on what is allowed to progress to staging and production environments.

In runtime environments, Aqua Security offers workload protection (workload runtime security) for containers, Kubernetes clusters, virtual machines associated with cloud-native stacks, and serverless functions. Capabilities commonly include behavioral monitoring, anomaly detection, network controls, and policy-based restriction of processes or system calls, aligned with container and Kubernetes security best practices. These runtime protections are intended to reduce the risk of exploitation of vulnerabilities, lateral movement, and unauthorized changes within production clusters.

The platform also provides security posture management for cloud and Kubernetes environments (cloud security posture management). This includes assessment of configurations and policies across clusters, namespaces, cloud accounts, and services against benchmarks and compliance baselines. Aqua Security centralizes visibility into risk across multiple clouds and orchestrators, enabling enterprises to manage posture at scale and standardize security controls for different business units or application teams.

From an architectural perspective, Aqua Security aligns with cloud-native technologies such as Docker container images, Kubernetes orchestration, and serverless platforms from major cloud providers. It is commonly described in enterprise taxonomies under cloud-native security, container security, Kubernetes security, workload protection, and DevSecOps tooling. Its integrations with CI/CD systems, registries, and cloud provider services target use by teams that want to implement shift-left security, bringing security checks into earlier stages of development while keeping runtime enforcement available in production.

In marketplace and directory contexts, Aqua Security can be categorized across several domains: container and Kubernetes security, cloud workload protection, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), and DevSecOps integration. This positioning reflects its focus on securing the lifecycle of cloud-native applications and infrastructure, with coverage of image scanning, runtime defense, and configuration governance for enterprises that rely on Kubernetes, containers, and serverless technologies.