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Cloud Computing · Advanced

Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)

Unified platform combining CSPM, CWPP, CIEM and code-to-cloud security to protect cloud-native applications across their lifecycle.

Definition

CNAPP integrates posture management, workload protection, entitlement management, infrastructure-as-code and container image scanning, and data security posture into one platform with correlated risk analysis such as attack paths. Examples include Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud (formerly Prisma Cloud), Wiz and others.

Example

A CNAPP links a vulnerable internet-facing VM with an overprivileged role that can read a sensitive bucket, prioritizing it as a critical attack path.

Exam tip

CNAPP is the convergence answer when a question asks for one platform covering posture, workloads and identities.

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