Edera has set out a new software security inititative, Hardened Runtime Security, that avoids the problems caused by the industry tendency to 'move fast and break things.'  The company has also joined the NVIDIA Inception Program and is launching on AWS Marketplace. 

Edera is best known for security solutions including Protect Kubernetes,  a Kubernetes and AI security solution; and Am I Isolated, which provides a security benchmark that tests for container isolation. 

The new "Hardened Runtime" concept describes what Edera says should be the standard for securing executing applications. The company says that current approaches leave enterprises vulnerable to data breaches and drowning in alert fatigue. 

Traditional runtime security solutions that focus on detection can generate thousands of low-fidelity alerts, resulting in security teams being overwhelmed. Edera's hardened runtime includes sandboxing that assumes breaches happen before they occur. The company says this architectural approach eliminates the root causes of privilege escalation, lateral movement, and data exfiltration, and dramatically reduces operational overhead for security teams.

Emily Long, CEO and co-founder of Edera, said that current runtime security is fundamentally broken:

"CISOs are trapped in a 1990s security mindset of network firewalls while drowning in alert fatigue from detection-heavy tools. With the rise of AI agents and modern applications, enterprises need a prevention-first approach that actually stops breaches at the architectural level. Edera's hardened runtime makes it possible to move fast without breaking things."

Edera's hardened runtime approach is based on three core concepts - production grade sandboxing; attack surface elimination; and instant breach containment.

The sandboxing means workloads run in fully isolated zones, eliminating entire classes of attacks such as lateral movement and data exfiltration. This also reduces false positives. 

Attack surfaces are minimized because the host runs in a minimal, hardened environment that shelters it from vulnerable system calls and kernel-level attack paths. This neutralizes privilege escalation attempts before they can be executed.

Finally, Edera is building an API-driven quarantine feature that acts as an instant "kill switch" that severs all network connections when triggered, stopping data breaches and preserving environments for forensic analysis.

This is particularly important as enterprises continue deploying AI agents and making use of AI coding assistants, This has led to security issues around data privacy, preventing data exfiltration, and stopping privilege escalation. Edera's hardened runtime provides VM grade boundaries between workloads that serves as the last line of defense before hardware.

Alongside the new initiative, Edera has been accepted into the NVIDIA Inception Program. The company says this will accelerate the adoption of AI applications across enterprises by providing enhanced sandboxing capabilities for GPU workloads. 

In addition, Edera is now available on AWS Marketplace, enabling enterprises to easily deploy hardened runtime security through their existing AWS EKS infrastructure and billing. 

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