In a world where cloud native technologies are transforming how organizations build, deploy, and scale applications, Aqua Security stands as a pioneer in securing this new digital frontier. Founded in 2015, Aqua was created with a singular mission — to protect cloud native assets. The company foresaw the global shift to containers, microservices, and serverless computing, recognizing early that these innovations required a completely new approach to security.
Traditional perimeter-based defenses couldn’t protect the dynamic, distributed, and ephemeral workloads of the cloud native era. Aqua Security responded by developing the first-ever platform purpose-built to secure cloud native environments. From that foundation, Aqua has grown into one of the world’s leading cloud native security providers, safeguarding organizations across industries and regions with a simple goal — to stop attacks on cloud native applications.
Leading the Cloud Native Security Evolution
Since its inception, Aqua has continuously innovated to stay ahead of evolving cloud threats. Its platform provides end-to-end protection, spanning the entire application lifecycle — from the first line of code to the moment an application runs in production.
Aqua’s comprehensive suite of tools enables developers and security teams to:
· Scan artifacts across the full software development lifecycle for vulnerabilities, hidden malware, and misconfigurations.
· Automate Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scanning and remediation, ensuring misconfigurations are fixed before deployment.
· Enforce trust by allowing only verified, compliant artifacts to reach production environments.
· Detect and prevent advanced threats using behavioral analytics and dynamic sandboxing.
By integrating seamlessly into DevOps workflows, Aqua helps organizations shift security left — embedding protection early in development rather than reacting after deployment.
Unified Scanning for a Secure Cloud Pipeline
Aqua’s approach to scanning is both powerful and efficient. The Aqua Universal Scanner consolidates multiple security tools into one unified solution that works across all stages of the application lifecycle.
This unified scanning framework enables teams to detect vulnerabilities in code, containers, serverless functions, and open-source dependencies. It also uncovers hidden secrets, license compliance issues, and configuration errors — all within the CI/CD pipeline.
Aqua’s unified scanner strengthens accuracy and consistency while reducing tool sprawl, empowering organizations to streamline their risk management practices and scale efficiently in the cloud.
Automating IaC Scanning and Remediation
As modern infrastructure is defined in code, Aqua automates IaC scanning to catch misconfigurations and harden application artifacts during build time. It scans IaC templates for risks, sensitive data, and secrets — ensuring that cloud environments remain resilient against misconfigurations and privilege escalation attacks.
This automation-first model allows teams to maintain speed and agility while ensuring that security is never compromised. With Aqua, security becomes an enabler, not an obstacle, in cloud transformation.
Running Only Trusted Artifacts
Trust is central to Aqua’s security philosophy. Before any image or function goes live, it’s scanned thoroughly for embedded secrets, malware, and over-provisioned permissions.
Through flexible assurance policies, Aqua gives organizations the ability to define compliance thresholds and automatically block non-compliant artifacts from moving forward in the pipeline. The result is a build process where only trusted artifacts reach production — dramatically reducing the risk of supply chain attacks.
Detecting Sophisticated Threats with Dynamic Threat Analysis (DTA)
Modern cyberattacks often evade static scanners. Aqua’s patented Dynamic Threat Analysis (DTA) technology addresses this gap by running container images in an isolated sandbox and monitoring for abnormal behavior.
This behavioral analysis detects dozens of threat indicators, including container escapes, code injection attempts, backdoors, cryptominers, and zero-day exploits. By understanding how software behaves in real-world conditions, Aqua stops threats that other scanners miss.
Comprehensive Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Aqua’s platform includes robust Cloud Security Posture Management to ensure that cloud environments are configured according to best practices and compliance frameworks like CIS, PCI, and HIPAA.
Through agentless scanning, Aqua provides real-time visibility into cloud workloads, continuously monitoring for configuration drift and potential misconfigurations. Its automated reporting capabilities simplify audits and compliance validation, enabling organizations to maintain a secure and compliant cloud posture with ease.
Securing Kubernetes and Google Cloud Workloads
Aqua has built a strong partnership with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to provide full-lifecycle protection for applications running on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
The Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform integrates directly with Google’s Cloud Security Command Center (SCC) to offer centralized visibility and actionable insights into security events. With pay-as-you-go deployment via the GCP Marketplace, organizations can secure their Kubernetes environments dynamically, paying only for the nodes they protect.
Aqua’s solution enforces zero-configuration security for GKE workloads, preventing unapproved containers from running and ensuring that runtime behavior adheres to defined security policies. It also integrates with HashiCorp Vault and CyberArk EPV for secure secrets management — rotating, revoking, and deploying credentials in memory without disk persistence.
End-to-End Compliance and Visibility
Visibility is at the heart of effective security. Aqua integrates with leading SIEM and security management tools to provide single-pane-of-glass visibility across cloud and container ecosystems. This integration allows security teams to monitor policy violations, track vulnerabilities, and analyze compliance posture in real time.
Aqua also supports Google Grafeas, enhancing transparency in container image provenance by feeding image vulnerability results directly into Google’s metadata framework.
Aqua Security: Powering the Future of Cloud Native Protection
As cloud environments grow more complex and interconnected, Aqua continues to lead the charge in securing modern digital infrastructures. Its platform delivers a complete security lifecycle — protecting code, infrastructure, and runtime with automation, intelligence, and precision.
From dynamic threat detection to continuous compliance, Aqua enables enterprises to innovate boldly and transform safely in the cloud. In the age of digital transformation, Aqua Security remains a steadfast partner — helping organizations worldwide build, deploy, and run cloud native applications with confidence.
Dror Davidoff, Co-Founder and CEO
“At Aqua, we are driven by our values: We Care, We Lead and We Act.”
