Runtime Protection in Production
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The Challenge: Protecting Live Applications and Infrastructure
Once applications are deployed to production (e.g., in Kubernetes clusters or on Linux servers), they face a continuous barrage of threats. Attackers may exploit vulnerabilities, introduce malware, attempt to exfiltrate data, or use compromised systems for activities like crypto mining or as part of a botnet for C2 communication.
Traditional security measures like firewalls and vulnerability scanning are essential but often insufficient to stop sophisticated attacks that occur at runtime. There's a critical need for real-time visibility into system behavior and the ability to detect and respond to threats as they happen, without negatively impacting application performance.
The Garnet Solution: High-Performance, Real-Time Detection and Blocking
Garnet, leveraging the Jibril sensor and managed by the Garnet Platform, provides robust runtime protection for your production environments.
Deployment: Deploy Jibril agents to your Kubernetes clusters (see ) or directly onto Linux servers.
Continuous Monitoring with Minimal Impact: Jibril continuously monitors runtime behavior (network, file, process) with exceptionally low performance overhead. This is a key differentiator, making comprehensive production monitoring feasible where other, more resource-intensive tools might be impractical.
Real-Time Behavioral Detection AND Active Blocking: Garnet excels at identifying and responding to threats as they unfold:
Malicious Network Activity: Detects and can actively block outbound connections to known Command & Control (C2) servers, TOR exit nodes, malicious IP addresses/domains, and unauthorized data exfiltration channels. It also identifies and blocks connections to crypto mining pools.
Malware Execution: Identifies the execution of known malware, rootkits, and crypto miners, and can terminate these malicious processes.
Exploit Attempts: Detects anomalous process behavior that may indicate successful exploitation, such as remote code execution or privilege escalation.
Unauthorized Access & Tampering: Monitors for unauthorized access to sensitive files, critical system configurations, or attempts to tamper with security logs or Garnet agents themselves.
Centralized Visibility & Incident Response: The Garnet Platform provides a unified view for security teams (SOC/IR, Platform Engineering) to:
Monitor the security posture of the entire production environment.
Investigate incidents with rich forensic data (process ancestry, network flows, file interactions).
Receive timely, actionable alerts through configured notification channels.
Key Advantages of Garnet for Production Runtime Protection:
Real-Time Blocking, Not Just Detection: This is a critical advantage. Many runtime security tools focus solely on detection, leaving the response to manual intervention or separate systems. Garnet's ability to actively block threats like C2 communications or crypto miner execution based on behavioral analysis provides immediate protection and reduces the potential impact of an attack.
Performance Efficiency: Garnet's low-overhead eBPF-based architecture ensures that robust security doesn't degrade application performance or lead to excessive infrastructure costs. This makes it suitable for even the most performance-sensitive production workloads.
Comprehensive Threat Coverage: By monitoring network, file, and process activity with behavioral analysis, Garnet can detect a wide range of threats, from common malware to more sophisticated, targeted attacks.
Actionable Intelligence for SOC/IR: The detailed context and forensic data provided with detections empower security operations teams to investigate and respond to incidents more effectively and efficiently.
By deploying Garnet in your production environments, you gain a powerful layer of defense that actively monitors for, detects, and blocks threats in real-time, helping to ensure the security and integrity of your live applications and infrastructure.