Secured integration to the future

Secured integration to the future

CPX 2024: Check Point CloudGuard — Comprehensive Cloud Application Security Platform

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22.05.2024

Cloud technologies are advancing rapidly, providing businesses with various benefits such as flexibility, scalability, and resource efficiency. However, these advantages come with significant risks, notably the expanding attack surface that scales with the size of the cloud environment. Consequently, there is a growing need for modern, comprehensive solutions to safeguard cloud applications like CloudGuard CNAPP.
In this article, we will explore Check Point's latest product innovations, unveiled at the Check Point Experience 2024 conference. We will focus on the CloudGuard platform, a robust solution for cloud application protection.

Why Are Clouds So Vulnerable to Attacks?

Cloud technologies offer vast opportunities but increase security risks due to their complexity and scalability. The most common threats and vulnerabilities in cloud environments include:● Publicly accessible buckets with exposed IP addresses.● Applications containing libraries with security flaws.● Sensitive data, API keys, and passwords exposed due to misconfigurations.● Unencrypted sensitive data and workloads infected with malware.
As cloud infrastructures scale, these risks multiply exponentially, making them increasingly difficult to manage using traditional methods and manual oversight. This is precisely the challenge that Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is designed to address.

What Is CNAPP?

The Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) from Check Point, known as CloudGuard, is a unified platform that ensures the security of cloud assets and infrastructure. CloudGuard employs a threat prevention approach, enabling the detection and remediation of misconfigurations and other vulnerabilities before they are deployed in production.

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How Does CloudGuard CNAPP Protect Your Resources?

CloudGuard secures cloud assets and integrates them with DevOps processes, allowing for the automation of many routine security tasks even when operated by individuals unfamiliar with these principles. The platform includes built-in tools for automatic configuration correction and security management, significantly reducing the need for manual adjustments.
Furthermore, CloudGuard can exchange information with platforms such as Jira, Slack, PagerDuty, Splunk, and others, enabling swift responses to infrastructure changes.

Core Modules of CloudGuard CNAPP:1. Data Security Posture Management (DSPM): Analyses the security of sensitive data.2. Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM): Allows modifying cloud resource configurations to protect against internal and external attacks and ensure regulatory compliance.3. Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM): Controls and optimises access to various IT assets, eliminating overly privileged assets.4. Cloud Workload Protection (CWPP): Ensures the security of cloud applications, APIs, servers, and serverless functions.5. Code Security: Examines application code for vulnerabilities at all stages of the software development lifecycle.6. Cloud Detection and Response (CDR): Provides real-time visibility into cloud events and threat detection.

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Conclusion

CloudGuard CNAPP from Check Point is a comprehensive solution designed to prevent, detect, and respond to threats in cloud environments, ensuring protection throughout the entire cloud application development and operation lifecycle. Vulnerability management, data protection, and access control are implemented to maximise automation of security processes, privileges, and access management, making them understandable even to those without DevOps skills.
To try out these advantages in your cloud environment, fill out the request form on our website, and our specialists will contact you to provide a demo.