SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), today announced the
second generation of Checkov, the market-leading static analysis
tool for infrastructure as code (IaC). The open-source project was
created by Bridgecrew, which was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in
March 2021. Checkov has exploded in
popularity since its initial launch in 2019, helping developers
identify misconfigurations in IaC frameworks such as Terraform,
CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and
Serverless Framework. With Checkov 2.0, developers can now scan for
cloud misconfigurations in environments with complex dependencies
across resources and modules.
"This release is the most significant update to Checkov since it
launched in 2019," said Matt
Johnson, Bridgecrew developer advocate lead at Palo Alto
Networks. "Dependency awareness means developers have even more
context earlier in the development lifecycle, helping companies
around the world better secure their cloud infrastructure."
According to a recent survey produced by Secure Code Warrior,
70% of organizations recognize the importance of secure coding
practices, indicating an industry-wide shift from reaction to
prevention and an embrace of DevSecOps. Unlike other static code
analysis tools that rely on interim ad hoc modeling, Checkov is now
built on a graph-based model that provides an entirely new way of
modeling configuration risk in cloud native software composition.
That context awareness ensures more relevant and reliable scan
results, making it easier for developers to prioritize and
understand the impact of identified misconfigurations.
"Policies that take into account interdependencies within IaC
are critical to understanding the impact of misconfigurations,"
said Rob Eden, a Checkov
contributor. "It's not enough to know that a security group has
ports open to the world; we need to know if that misconfiguration
is in production or just a test environment in order to prioritize
it appropriately. It's awesome to have an open-source tool
providing that level of context."
Highlights
- Over 200 new policies making it the most robust open-source IaC
scanner.
- Built using NetworkX, the popular Python package for analysis
of complex networks.
- Dockerfile misconfiguration scanning secures container build
tasks in continuous integration (CI) workflows.
- Graph-based mapping enables scanning of complex inventory and
configuration errors that require parsing and storing data with
their full contextualized relationships intact.
Checkov 2.0 includes over 200 new policies and a Dockerfile
scanner that help ensure container images are built securely,
without misconfigurations. According to Unit 42's most recent Cloud
Threat Report, 51% of Docker containers use insecure defaults.
Checkov 2.0 identifies these concerns directly within the
developer's integrated development environment (IDE) via the
recently released VS Code extension, making it easy to quickly
patch and build more secure applications in Kubernetes and other
containerized environments.
For further details, see Palo Alto Networks' blog post:
Announcing Checkov 2.0: Deepening Open Source IaC
Security.
About Checkov
Checkov is an open-source static
analysis and policy-as-code engine for Terraform, CloudFormation,
Kubernetes, Azure Resource Manager, and Serverless Framework. With
over 1.2 million downloads, Checkov fits into any developer
workflow to provide a simple and flexible tool for scanning IaC and
enforcing codified, version-controlled policies. Checkov is written
in Python and comes pre-built with hundreds of policies that cover
security and compliance best practices across AWS, Azure, Google
Cloud, and Kubernetes. For more information, visit
www.checkov.io.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks, the
global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future
with technology that is transforming the way people and
organizations operate. Our mission is to be the cybersecurity
partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We help
address the world's greatest security challenges with continuous
innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial
intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. By
delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing
ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens
of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile
devices. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more
secure than the one before. For more information, visit
www.paloaltonetworks.com.
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