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What is CNAPP, and what capabilities does it combine? [Basic]
Answer
CNAPP stands for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform. It combines multiple cloud security capabilities such as CSPM, CWPP/workload protection, CIEM/identity risk, vulnerability management, container/Kubernetes security, data security posture, and sometimes runtime detection.
Technical explanation
The value of CNAPP is correlation across layers: code, image, workload, identity, network, data, and cloud configuration.
Instead of separate scanner backlogs, CNAPP prioritizes risks that are exploitable and business-relevant.
It supports cloud-native environments where infrastructure, identity, containers, and applications change rapidly.
Hands-on example
Example: a CNAPP correlates a vulnerable container image, a public load balancer, a service account with admin privileges, and a database containing regulated data. The combination becomes a critical remediation path, even if each single issue looked moderate alone.
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