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Unified Containment Requires a New Architecture

Most zero trust implementations focus on user access and stop at the perimeter; once inside the cloud, workloads talk freely. Cloud providers offer their own firewalls and policies, but none provides consistent visibility or control across clouds.

Blind spots
Blind spots

Workload-to-workload traffic is invisible. Posture tools see configurations but not live runtime flows.

Encryption fails
Encryption fails

Zero trust fails without runtime encryption. Once inside the cloud, traffic is infrequently or inconsistently encrypted.

Ephemeral workloads
Ephemeral workloads

Kubernetes and serverless workloads spin up dynamically, bypassing static, perimeter-based controls.

Aviatrix Threat Research Center

144 to 1

The security industry perfected protecting one. The other 144 are on their own.

1
Human Identity
vs.
144
Machine Identities
97% · have excessive privileges
60% · of containers live <60 seconds
42% · have privileged access
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User-Centric Zero Trust

ZTNA · SASE · EDR · IAM

👤Identity & MFA
SSO, conditional access, behavioral analytics
🌐SASE / Secure Web Gateway
User-to-app traffic inspection
🛡Endpoint Detection
Agent on laptop, not on container
🔑Access Governance
Who can access which application
Protects the user → app path
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Cloud Security Posture

CNAPP · CSPM · CWPP

📋Vulnerability Scanning
Finds CVEs in packages & images
⚙️Misconfiguration Detection
Exposed S3, open ports, IAM risks
🔎Secret Exposure
Finds leaked keys & credentials
📊Compliance Reporting
Posture dashboards & audit trails
Finds the problem · Does not stop it
Workload-Centric Zero Trust

Distributed Cloud Firewall · CNSF

Distributed Enforcement
Policy at every gateway, every workload
🌍Global IP Blocklist
One rule → every VPC, every region, instantly
📡Egress Governance
Every path the workload can reach
📝Forensic DENY Logs
Which pod, which IP, what time
Governs every workload path · Stops exfiltration
"We have egress filtering" — But does it govern these paths?
User-Centric Stack
K8s pod egress via node NAT
Serverless function egress
East-west between VPCs
Instant global policy propagation
CNAPP / Posture Tools
No egress filtering capability
No runtime enforcement
Scan-time detection only
Alert after the fact
Distributed Cloud Firewall
K8s pod egress — enforced at workload
Serverless — fabric-level governance
East-west — every gateway enforces
One policy → universal propagation

User-Centric Zero Trust and Cloud Security Posture are necessary.

The attack model changed. Threats arrive as trusted code, running inside your infrastructure. The only question that matters: can the workload reach the attacker's endpoint? That question is answered by Workload-Centric Zero Trust.

AVIATRIX
Cloud Native Security Fabric

Zero Trust Enforcement for Every Workload Across Every Cloud

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Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads

Bring visibility, inline control, and audit-ready proof to the parts of the cloud where traditional tools can’t reach. Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads, part of the Aviatrix Cloud Native Security Fabric™(CNSF), delivers runtime zero trust enforcement across cloud-native workloads—VMs, containers, and serverless—preventing lateral movement and data exfiltration.

  • Accelerate zero trust

    Advance zero trust beyond user access to meet CISA ZTMM 2.0 Network and Data pillars.

  • Create consistency

    Leverage a unified fabric across a multicloud—AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI—environment.

  • Show continuous compliance

    Produce audit-ready evidence aligned with HIPAA 2025, PCI DSS 4.0, NIS2, and DORA.

Inline Security —Without Redesign

Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads secures workload-to-workload and workload-to-internet traffic in real time. And it is deployed transparently within existing cloud architectures, without network redesign or application disruption.

Prevention

Inline threat prevention

Stop exploit traffic, malware, and unauthorized communication in real time with distributed inspection.

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Granular egress control

Enforce outbound policy with selective NAT, domain, and geo filtering; prevent data exfiltration with dynamic intelligence.

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Multicloud enforcement

Apply consistent zero trust policies, logging, and compliance visibility across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI—all managed from a single control plane.

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High-performance encryption

Encrypt all cloud workload traffic (workload-to-workload, north-south, and cloud-to-cloud) at line-rate speeds without hardware or agents.

High Performance Encryption

Impact containment

Contain lateral movement, reduce blast radius, and block data exfiltration while continuously enforcing regulatory and standards compliance.

Impact Containment

Workload-to-Internet: Secure Egress and Prevent Data Exfiltration

Inline egress governance delivered directly at the workload boundary enables you to prevent data loss and unauthorized egress; verify, log, and policy-enforce all traffic; and get audit-ready telemetry for zero trust and compliance validation.

Distributed Cloud Firewall
Distributed Cloud Firewall

Inspects every outbound flow in real time, applying domain- and geo-based filtering to block unapproved destinations.

Runtime Threat Prevention
Runtime Threat Prevention

Identifies exploit traffic, malware, and command-and-control communication.

CoPilot Telemetry
CoPilot Telemetry

Provides continuous visibility and proof of compliance.

Workload-to-Workload and Workload-to-Data: Govern Workload-to-Workload Communication

Enable visibility and deliver continuous zero trust enforcement across clusters and clouds to stop blast radius and privilege escalation and protect workload-to-database and service-to-service communication.

Identity-Aware Policies
Identity-Aware Policies

Enforce runtime workload-to-workload segmentation between workloads and data tiers.

SmartGroups
SmartGroups

Dynamically map metadata, tags, and namespaces to enforce least-privilege communication.

Inline Enforcement
Inline Enforcement

Validate every connection for policy compliance.

Workload Communication Governance: Contain the breach, reduce the blast radius

Contain breaches with zero trust communication governance across clouds. Reduce the blast radius, enforce least-privilege access, and deliver continuous, verifiable segmentation evidence for audits.

Micro-Segmentation
Communication Governance

Isolates workloads by trust zone, region, or namespace.

Identity-Driven
Identity-Driven

Policies follow workload identity and cloud metadata, not IP addresses.

Dynamic
Dynamic

Adapts as workloads scale or move across hybrid and multicloud environments.

Zero Trust for Networking

Unified Platform

As part of CNSF, Zero Trust for Networking integrates seamlessly with Zero Trust for Workloads to unify encryption, compliance, and simplicity across clouds and data center edges. Built on High-Performance Encryption (HPE), it secures the fabric itself.

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Learn More About Zero Trust in the Cloud

Aviatrix Cloud Firewall
Analyst Report
Is Zero Trust out of Reach? Why you need a Cloud Native Security Fabric™
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White Paper
Why Data Exfiltration Starts and Stops Between Your Cloud Workloads
Aviatrix Cloud Firewall 
Video
Securing the Cloud’s Third Leg: Cloud Native Security Fabric

Frequently Asked Questions

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  • How does Zero Trust for Workloads differ from cloud native firewalls?

    Those tools stop at VPC boundaries and differ per cloud. Aviatrix unifies enforcement and visibility across clouds and runtime workloads.

  • We have a CNAPP for visibility; why do we need Aviatrix?

    A CNAPP, like [Wiz](https://aviatrix.ai/partners/wiz/), shows misconfigurations, while Aviatrix stops active threats and blast radius in real time.

  • Service mesh already handles our Kubernetes security; why do we need Aviatrix?

    Mesh controls app-layer identity, while Aviatrix controls network-layer zero trust and cross-cluster egress.

  • Will implementation disrupt our architecture?

    No—Aviatrix deploys inline with existing topology, preserving routes and IP space.

  • Will Aviatrix add latency?

    Enforcement runs at line rate through distributed gateways so there is no app-visible impact.

Secure The Connections Between Your Clouds and Cloud Workloads 

Leverage a security fabric to meet compliance and reduce cost, risk, and complexity. 

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