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FortiCNAPP

Fortinet · Cloud Security Posture

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CommercialCompany

FortiCNAPP uses behavioral baselining across cloud activity for detection plus posture and vulnerability management.

What it does4 capabilities · 2 at full coverage

2 of 4 at full coverage.

Cloud Security Posture ManagementFullCLOUD · level 2 · 15 providers
IaC Misconfiguration ScanningPartialIAC · level 2 · 9 providers
Cloud Workload ProtectionFullK8S · level 3 · 6 providers
Runtime Threat DetectionPartialK8S · level 3 · 14 providers

What it proves19 controls across 10 frameworks

Satisfied through its capabilities, not claimed by the vendor.

CIS Controls4 / 18CIS 10 CIS 13 CIS 4 CIS 7
CSF 2.04 / 106DE.AE-02 DE.CM-09 ID.RA-01 PR.PS-01
CIS Benchmarks2 / 6CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark
CNAS Top 102 / 10CNAS-1 CNAS-10
DSOMM2 / 19IG-Monitoring TV-Static-Depth-Infrastructure
ASVS 5.01 / 17V13
CRA1 / 41Annex I Part I (2)(b)
OWASP Top 101 / 10A02:2025
SAMM 2.01 / 90O-EM-1-A
SSDF 1.11 / 42PW.9.1

What it stops8 techniques · 3 risks

8 techniques countered, 8 of them common

Cloud Misconfiguration ExploitationVery Common
Command and Scripting InterpreterT1059Very Common
Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1190Very Common
Container Administration CommandT1609Common
Data from Cloud StorageT1530Common
Escape to HostT1611Common
Resource HijackingT1496Common
Unsecured Credentials: Container APIT1552.007Common

3 risks reduced

Container or Kubernetes workload compromise goes undetectedHigh
Exposed and over-privileged cloud resources go unnoticedHigh
Insecure infrastructure configuration is deployedHigh

Where it runs4 phases · 3 ways to deploy

Capabilities per lifecycle phase

Code1
Build1
Operate3
Monitor1

How it is delivered

AgentlessHost agent or sensorSaaS

What it unlocks6 activities · reaches level 5

Program activities its capabilities support, reaching level 5. Supporting an activity is not completing it.

Level 1

Assess cloud accounts against benchmarksLow effort
Scan infrastructure codeLow effort

Level 2

Block misconfigurations in pull requestsLow effort

Level 3

Runtime detection and network segmentationMedium effort

Level 5

Automated containment and zero-trust workloadsHigh effort
Preventive cloud guardrails make misconfiguration impossibleHigh effort

How it holds up

Not assessed yet: no strengths, limits or evaluation scores. 47 of 340 products carry an assessment and 29 are scored.

What it costsPlatform enterprise agreement

LicensingPlatform enterprise agreement

Priced perannual contract

BillingSubscription

Scales withNegotiated scope (developers, assets, modules)

Total cost

Opaque list pricing; benchmark with peers and require clear overage terms.

What it takes to run

No staffing, rollout time or operational commitment recorded.

What it works with

No supported language, standard, integration or named feature recorded.

What else to look at

No alternative, competitor or family sibling is modeled for it.

What backs this up

No measurement, incident or pipeline using it.

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