CloudPassage Halo is an agile security and compliance platform that works in any cloud infrastructure: public, private or hybrid. The platform is unique because it provides continuous visibility and enforcement delivered as a service, so it’s on-demand, fast to deploy, fully automated and works at any scale.
The CloudPassage platform delivers a comprehensive set of security and compliance features, so you don’t have pay for and manage point solutions that often don’t integrate well with each other. Hundreds of companies use CloudPassage as a strategy to take full advantage of the business benefits of their cloud investments, with the confidence that critical business assets are protected. Using CloudPassage, security organizations achieve 6 critical control objectives with a platform that is flexible, fast and scalable:
Visibility: Immediate, consistent, continuous knowledge of what assets exist, where they reside, and what they’re doing.
Strong Access Control: Strong, layered controls enabling authorized access & denial of resources to unauthorized entities.
Vulnerability Management: Continuous detection & elimination of issues that create exploitable points of weakness.
Data Protection: Assurance that critical data is encrypted & used appropriately by authorized entities while in motion or at rest.
Compromise Management: Capabilities that enable detection & response to malicious or accidental compromise of resources.
Operational Automation: Day-to-day management of technologies & processes that ensure security & compliance.
Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks delivers comprehensive security for cloud environments, focusing on workload protection, identity creation, and seamless AWS integration. Its cloud visibility and control, combined with thorough vulnerability scanning, help maintain robust security across multi-cloud platforms.
Prisma Cloud provides essential capabilities for cloud security posture management, container security, and compliance monitoring. Enterprises utilize it to secure cloud configurations, detect vulnerabilities, and ensure regulatory compliance, spanning AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Its runtime management, identity-based micro-segmentation, and threat detection enhance cybersecurity. Despite needing improvements in documentation, integration complexities, UI, and the need for role-based access control refinement, it remains pivotal for securing assets across cloud infrastructures, particularly with its capabilities for vulnerability scanning and CI/CD pipeline integration.
What are the key features?
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Workload Identity Creation: Establishes identities for cloud workloads, enhancing security through precise access management.
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Dynamic Workload Protection: Protects applications dynamically, securing resources during runtime.
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Integration with AWS Products: Seamlessly integrates with AWS services, maximizing the efficiency of cloud operations.
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Automated Forensics: Provides detailed insights through automated investigations and runtime mapping between containers.
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Application Dependency Map: Enables compliance and asset management through comprehensive inventory functionality.
What benefits or ROI should users expect?
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Proactive Threat Prevention: Enhances security measures with advanced threat detection and prevention.
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Cloud Visibility and Control: Offers control across multi-cloud environments, ensuring users maintain a strong security posture.
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Prevention Capabilities: Users value its ability to prevent vulnerabilities and threats effectively.
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Integration Capabilities: Supports seamless integration into existing cloud infrastructures and CI/CD pipelines.
In industries like finance, healthcare, and retail, Prisma Cloud is implemented to strengthen cybersecurity measures, facilitate regulatory compliance, and enhance governance. Organizations leverage its features to secure sensitive data, monitor configurations, and integrate security processes within CI/CD workflows, ensuring robust protection across complex cloud infrastructures.
