Lightspin, a pioneer
in contextual cloud security protecting native, Kubernetes and microservices
from known and unknown risks, announced the availability of enhanced
contextual security for cloud environments. Lightspin provides rapid,
in-depth visualization of the cloud stack and sophisticated detection
capabilities to proactively protect cloud environments, including dynamic
remediation, real-time end-to-end monitoring, smart alerting, and risk analysis
across the full DevOps lifecycle.
Enterprises are moving their
data to the cloud to modernize their IT infrastructure and implement digital
transformation projects in response to the new online economy. However, according to a recent McAfee report, the risk of cloud
computing is also on the rise with a 630 percent increase in
cloud attacks, since January 2020. Lightspin protects valued assets from the
inside out, based on real-time detection of attack paths to prevent and
prioritize threats to provide the best protection from data breaches.
"Today many security
teams are challenged by complex and highly dynamic cloud environments, with
workloads moving in and out of public and private clouds resulting in an alert
avalanche," said Vladi Sandler, CEO at Lightspin. "We provide
real-time monitoring, prioritization of threats and automatic adjustments of
security permissions, enabling IT to find the balance between speed, agility
and control."
Lightspin v2.0 includes the
following capabilities:
- Dynamic remediation - Lightspin recommends
initial customized security settings and then performs real-time scans to
dynamically reassign permissions, including AWS permission guardrails
based on fast changing cloud environments. When security engineers need to
take action, Lightspin provides an out-of-the-box fix on spot with a
single click.
- Real-time end-to-end monitoring -
Lightspin continuously scans the cloud environment in real-time, providing
a deep and comprehensive view of the entire cloud stack with a clear
action plan. In-depth actionable insights are fully explained for each
attack scenario with the ability to convert to an intuitive graph-based
visualization to save time and make more efficient use of technical
resources.
- Smart prioritization - Lightspin assigns a
priority and labels each attack path based on severity and the contextual
risk score for quick identification and remediation. Unlike systems that
monitor traffic to find anomalies to detect intrusions, Lightspin protects
the cloud environment from the inside out by blocking attack paths to the
most valuable assets.
- DevOps capabilities - Lightspin alerts
early during the development cycle before cloud configurations are put
into production to prevent vulnerabilities proactively. This capability
breaks down information silos between developers, security, and operation
teams to improve security collaboration across the enterprise for better
protection.
Several Fortune 500 companies
in North America and Europe have implemented Lightspin to secure their cloud
environments since Lightspin came out of stealth mode last November.