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Cloud Workloads

The applications and compute running in the cloud, virtual machines, containers, serverless functions, and the services they comprise. They are what cloud workload protection aims to secure and where attacks ultimately execute.

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Cloud Workload Protection Platforms

Tools (CWPP) that secure running cloud workloads, virtual machines, containers, and serverless functions, by scanning for vulnerabilities, hardening configurations, and detecting and stopping threats at runtime, wherever the workload runs.

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