Closing the cloud security gap with runtime security

Imagine your cloud environment as a commercial plane. Before flight, planes undergo strict maintenance schedules, tests, and preflight checks to be in compliance with safety regulations. These actions are similar to your posture-based security measures, ensuring your cloud environment is well-configured, free from known vulnerabilities, and adhering to best practices. But aviation safety doesn’t stop on the tarmac — pilots don’t just cross their fingers and hope the plane stays safe on its way to a destination. There are systems in place that monitor weather conditions, air traffic from other planes, flight paths, and plane performance. These would be your runtime controls acting as your real-time eyes in the sky for anything that can go wrong. Similarly, runtime security for your cloud estate looks for threats that have slipped through…