Cybersecurity definition
What is CNAPP?
CNAPP stands for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform.
By Cyber Tool Stack Editorial TeamUpdated
Definition
A category of tools that consolidates cloud posture management, workload protection, and identity risk into one platform, aiming to replace a pile of separate point tools with correlated, prioritized findings.
Where CNAPP fits in the security landscape
These beginner lessons use this term while explaining the surrounding security control.
Related cybersecurity terms
CSPMCloud Security Posture ManagementContinuously checks cloud account configuration against best-practice benchmarks — an exposed storage bucket, an overly permissive security group — and flags drift before it becomes a breach.CWPPCloud Workload Protection PlatformSecurity focused on protecting the actual compute workloads running in the cloud — virtual machines, containers, serverless functions — through vulnerability scanning and runtime threat detection, complementing CSPM's focus on account-level configuration.CIEMCloud Infrastructure Entitlement ManagementAnalyzes who and what can actually do inside cloud environments, surfacing excessive or unused permissions across human and machine identities that a role's name alone wouldn't reveal.