A Deep Dive Into The Cloud & Application Security Ecosystem

Software has become the backbone of our digital lives today. As more enterprises have adopted cloud-native microservices and applications, their attack surface has broadened. This has heightened the need for robust cloud/application security tools and practices. As a result, cloud and app security continues to be one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity markets in 2024. However, there is a big question around which pockets are seeing real growth vs. fad? what does a platform look like in this category? In my beginner’s guide to cybersecurity, I provided a framework for understanding the entire sector, but today, my goal shifts towards dissecting the cloud and application security ecosystem more intricately. This is both an educational piece, but one that touches on emerging trends. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be diving deeper into parts of the AppSec, Cloud and Software supply chain space using some vendors to illustrate these examples. The goal will be trying to define what makes a

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• Adithya V