AI-Generated Malware in Panda Image Hides Persistent Linux Threat

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AI-Generated Malware in Panda Image Hides Persistent Linux Threat

The line between human and machine-generated threats is starting to blur. Aqua Nautilus recently uncovered a malware campaign that hints at this unsettling shift. Koske, a sophisticated Linux threat, shows clear signs of AI-assisted development, likely with help from a large language model. With modular payloads, evasive rootkits, and delivery through weaponized image files, Koske …

From Prompt to Production: Runtime Protection for AI Workloads

The moment your app calls an LLM, it stops being just containerized software, and becomes an entirely new attack surface. Artificial Intelligence is transforming how applications behave and how they need to be secured. As generative AI and large language models (LLMs) become embedded into everything from customer support bots to internal data tools, security …

Debunking Six Myths of Cloud Native Security

The promise of cloud native applications lies in their ability to provide enhanced agility, scalability, and resilience, perfectly aligning with the digital transformation needs of today’s enterprises. However, as we navigate this transformation, cloud native application security is often surrounded by myths and misconceptions. Understanding these myths and how they are being addressed is crucial …

Top Cloud Native Threats and Vulnerabilities of 2024

The complexity of cloud environments means that there is a virtually infinite list of potential security risks and vulnerabilities that could arise within cloud infrastructure or workloads. That said, some cloud security threats are more prevalent than others – and knowing which risks and vulnerabilities are trending is key to knowing what to prioritize when …

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2024 Cybersecurity Trends: AI, Cloud, and Threat Intelligence

As we begin this new year, we see the landscape of cybersecurity poised to witness a surge in AI-driven attacks, propelling the industry into a rapid cycle of innovation. Defenders are on a quest to develop advanced AI-based security measures, not just to detect and respond to threats in real-time, but to predict and thwart …

SECURITY RESEARCH

HeadCrab: A Novel State-of-the-Art Redis Malware in a Global Campaign

Aqua Nautilus researchers discovered a new elusive and severe threat that has been infiltrating and residing on servers worldwide since early September 2021. Known as HeadCrab, this advanced threat actor utilizes a state-of-the-art, custom-made malware that is undetectable by agentless and traditional anti-virus solutions to compromise a large number of Redis servers. The HeadCrab botnet …

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Cloud Security Trends for 2023 Part Two

Last month Aqua published a blog with the predictions from our Nautilus security research team regarding trends and new threats we are watching for 2023. In case you missed it over the holidays, we’ve included a link at the end of this post – it’s definitely worth the read.

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Cloud Security Trends for 2023 Part One

As we think about what Cloud Native security will look like in 2023, we can’t avoid thinking about the old cat-and-mouse game cliché of cyber security. Every year new attacks emerge while new security solutions are created and old security fixes are upgraded. Threat actors constantly append new methods to the old ones, using them …

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Frost Radar for CNAPPs: Why is Aqua the Top Innovation Leader?

Fifteen vendors. That’s the number of CNAPPs featured in analyst firm Frost & Sullivan’s recent radar for Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms, the first report to rank CNAPP solution providers to come out at this early stage of the market. Not surprisingly to us, Aqua came out on top (or rather, to the right) when …

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Aqua CyberArk Conjur Certification: Making DevSecOps Easier

Aqua Security is excited to announce that our newly certified integration with CyberArk Conjur Secrets Manger for both Conjur Secrets Manger Enterprise and Conjur Secrets Manager Open Source is now available in the CyberArk Marketplace. This integration makes it even easier for Aqua Security customers to inject secrets that are managed, audited, rotated, and protected …

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Securing the Cloud Native Transition for Windows Applications on AKS

As a critical next step in securing Microsoft Windows containers running on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Aqua Security has worked with Microsoft to make it easy for customers to deploy, upgrade, and auto scale deployment of cloud runtime security, assurance enforcement, networking segmentation and monitoring for AKS Windows nodes running on containerd.

Trivy v0.29.0 Release: RBAC, Helm, Custom Extensions, and More

The new Trivy release is out! As ever, there are tons of exciting updates and features, such as role-based access control (RBAC) and Helm chart scanning, support for custom extensions, a Trivy Operator Lens integration, and many more. Read on for feature highlights and try them out.

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Aqua Security is the pioneer in securing containerized cloud native applications from development to production. Aqua's full lifecycle solution prevents attacks by enforcing pre-deployment hygiene and mitigates attacks in real time in production, reducing mean time to repair and overall business risk. The Aqua Platform, a Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), integrates security from Code to Cloud, combining the power of agent and agentless technology into a single solution. With enterprise scale that doesn’t slow development pipelines, Aqua secures your future in the cloud. Founded in 2015, Aqua is headquartered in Boston, MA and Ramat Gan, IL protecting over 500 of the world’s largest enterprises.

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