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An independent evaluation published by leading global research and advisory firm Forrester provides an excellent overview of the security challenges posed by the transition to cloud-based environments—and discusses the cloud workload security solutions best poised to address them.
As the shift to cloud-based technology progresses, a growing number of organizations are exposed to the widening gap between traditional security coverage, and the unique needs of the cloud environment.
The enterprise of today faces a dual challenge: it must not only monitor and control the proliferation of cloud workloads, it must do so comprehensively across multiple environments, layers, and tiers.
In this blog series, we’ll offer a detailed exploration of four criteria, as defined by the report entitled The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Workload Security Q4 2019 that we think are key areas of critical importance. The Forrester report outlines the need for comprehensive solutions, designed to address the quickly shifting needs of the cloud-based environment—and presents a clear picture of the most significant providers in the space.
Using a 30-criterion evaluation, Forrester analyzed, assessed, and scored thirteen cloud workload security (CWS) providers—all focused on the protection of cloud-based data, infrastructure, and applications (including cloud-hosted servers, containers, IaaS services, and serverless compute models).
The four criteria we’ll cover in our series are:
CloudPassage Halo was ranked by Forrester as a Strong Performer in Cloud Workload Security, receiving a score of five (5) out of five (5) in seven different criteria. In fact, we were the only offering to receive the highest scores possible in all of the four criteria outlined above.
Designed from the ground up to address the unique challenges of the cloud computing environment, Halo provides a unified, battle-tested platform.
When we launched in 2010, our ground-breaking innovations received the first-ever patents granted in the cloud security domain. Today, we safeguard cloud infrastructure for some of the world’s most-recognized brands. We’ve achieved this success by focusing on the areas of control we identified as critical to every complete cloud security solution.
In its report, Forrester advises customers to seek out cloud security solution providers which “Offer solutions for guest operating system native protection”, “Provide templatized API-level configuration management to IaaS and PaaS platforms”, and “Secure container runtimes and orchestration platforms natively”.
We believe these key factors align with the strategic components of CloudPassage Halo—and we believe that the report validates our efforts to provide a comprehensive, unified cloud security solution.
In regards to CloudPassage Halo, the Forrester report states, “We recommend the solution to those clients that need a single vendor for agent-based and agentless protections for guest OSes, AWS and Azure compute, and containers.”
We’re pleased to have been included in The Forrester Wave for Cloud Workload Security report—and believe it is an important reference for enterprises seeking to adopt a cloud workload security platform. We encourage you to leverage its insights to explore your options.
How to use the Cloud Workload Security Report
You’ll gain the most from Forrester’s efforts by reviewing the scoring models closely, to ensure they align with your own priorities and needs. Nobody knows your environment like you do.
In addition, please follow along with us as we explore in-depth each of the criteria we feel are most relevant to those seeking a comprehensive, unified cloud security solution to handle the growing needs of today’s distributed environment.
Ready to explore your options? Use the links below to learn how CloudPassage Halo delivers the best in cloud workload security.
• Schedule a call with one of our cloud security experts.
• Request a live demonstration of the Halo platform.
• Sign up for a free Halo trial and assess your own cloud environment.