Each cloud provider offers a mix of identity management, threat detection, logging/auditing, and network security. Some, like VMware, focus on virtualized environments, while public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) provide comprehensive cloud-native security platforms.
At Niagaros we are researching the development of security agents at major cloud providers. This guide will be regularly updated for you.
A basic understanding of our glossary, compliance frameworks, job roles and unified cloud security categories is required.
Security Agents of Cloud Service Providers
1. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Agent
Security Agents / Features:
- AWS Security Agent: Proactively secure your applications throughout the development lifecycle with a frontier agent
- AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM): Manages users, roles, and permissions.
- AWS GuardDuty: Threat detection service.
- AWS Security Hub: Centralized security dashboard.
- AWS Inspector: Automated security assessment for EC2.
- AWS CloudTrail: Logs API calls for auditing.
Key Point: AWS relies heavily on shared responsibility—AWS secures the cloud, users secure their workloads.
2. Microsoft Azure Security Agent
Security Agents / Features:
- Microsoft Azure Security Agent: We couldn't find this agent yet.
- Azure Security Center / Defender: Unified security management.
- Azure Sentinel: Cloud-native SIEM (Security Information and Event Management).
- Azure Active Directory (AD): Identity and access management.
- Azure Policy: Enforce compliance across resources.
- Azure Key Vault: Manage encryption keys and secrets.
3. Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Security Agent
Security Agents / Features:
- GCP Security Agent: We couldn't find this agent yet.
- Google Cloud IAM: Identity management.
- Cloud Security Command Center: Centralized security dashboard.
- Cloud Armor: DDoS and application-level protection.
- VPC Service Controls: Protects sensitive data.
- Security Health Analytics: Detects misconfigurations.
4. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Security Agent
Security Agents / Features:
- OCI Security Agent: We couldn't find this agent yet.
- OCI Identity and Access Management: User roles and permissions.
- OCI Cloud Guard: Threat detection and automated remediation.
- OCI Web Application Firewall (WAF): Protects applications from attacks.
- OCI Key Management: Manages encryption keys.
- OCI Audit: Tracks all activities for compliance.
5. Alibaba Cloud Security Agent
Security Agents / Features:
- Alibaba Security Agent: We couldn't find this agent yet.
- Alibaba Cloud Security Center: Threat detection and vulnerability scanning.
- Anti-DDoS Protection: Mitigates DDoS attacks.
- Cloud Firewall: Network security control.
- ActionTrail: Logging service for auditing activities.
- Key Management Service (KMS): Manages encryption keys.
6. Linode Cloud Security Agent
Security Agents / Features:
- Linode Cloud Security Agent: We couldn't find this agent yet.
- Linode Cloud Firewall: Network-level security.
- Managed Backups & Snapshots: Protects data integrity.
- Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Account protection.
- Third-party Security Tools: Users often deploy OS-level security agents (e.g., fail2ban, ClamAV).
7. VMware Security Agent
Security Agents / Features:
- VMware Security Agent: We couldn't find this agent yet.
- VMware Carbon Black: Endpoint detection and response.
- vSphere Security: Hypervisor-level protection.
- VMware NSX: Network virtualization and micro-segmentation.
- VMware AppDefense: Application behavior monitoring.
- Identity Manager: Access management for virtual environments.