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Aqua’s Dynamic Threat Analysis protects containerized applications from image-based malware by automatically running images in a secure sandboxed environment. This service, combined with Argon’s supply chain security capabilities, can secure the build stage in the application lifecycle, the company claims.

Becoming a “unicorn” and considering an IPO “are just steps on the way of really accomplishing the big vision,” Dror Davidoff said. “Everyone is moving to the cloud, and we want to make sure the cloud is secured.”

“Leading cloud services providers are releasing software as frequently as every 15 seconds. Humans cannot keep up with the velocity, and the threat of supply chain attacks has never been greater. The industry demands a new approach,” said Eilon Elhadad, CEO and Co-Founder of Argon.

Cofounder and CEO Dror Davidoff said in an email to VentureBeat that combining Aqua Security with Argon creates “the industry’s first and only solution to secure all stages of software build and release.”

Aqua Security Buys Software Supply Chain Security Firm Argon ‘Cloud-native security opens up an opportunity to connect the development side with the runtime and do security better. We want to build a company that can solve a very big problem,’ says Aqua CEO Dror Davidoff.

Aqua says Argon complements its capabilities. The company claims that following the acquisition, its platform becomes capable of protecting the full software development lifecycle, including cloud applications, their code, and CI/CD infrastructure.

Aqua Security, a leading pure-play cloud native security provider, today announced that it has achieved the AWS Graviton Ready designation, part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Service Ready Program. This designation recognizes that Aqua Security’s Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) has demonstrated successful integration with the AWS Graviton service.

BOSTON — December 1, 2021 — Aqua Security, the leading pure-play cloud native security provider, today announced the acquisition of Argon, a pioneer in software supply chain security. Argon and Aqua now offer the industry’s first solution to secure all stages of software build and release. Shifting further “left,” Aqua Security’s Cloud Native Application Protection …