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CSPM vs CWPP vs CIEM vs CNAPP: What’s the Difference?

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Securing all those new cloud environments and connections became a job for cybersecurity companies. Gartner played a big role in the development of cloud security terminology, coining the term “Cloud Workload Protection Platform” in 2010 to describe a tool used for safeguarding virtual machines and containers.

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What Is Cloud Workload Protection? Ultimate Guide

eSecurity Planet

As cloud computing upends traditional perimeter models of cybersecurity, new cloud security models have emerged, and CWPP was one of the first to appear back in 2010. Real-time threat detection, workload visibility, and adaptive security policies are further features of Illumio Core.

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021

eSecurity Planet

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. Cybersecurity product categories: Next-generation firewall , UEBA, cloud security, endpoint protection, threat detection and prevention , application framework.