Strengthen Container Security with Proactive Vulnerability Analysis

Ensure your containerized applications are secure from build to deployment. Our comprehensive vulnerability analysis identifies potential threats, misconfigurations, and outdated dependencies before they become breaches

Overview

Vulnerability Analysis for Container Security

Gain deep visibility into container images, libraries, and dependencies with automated vulnerability scanning. Nexa’s security blueprint enables teams to secure CI/CD pipelines, comply with policy standards, and remediate threats early in the build process

Continuous Image Scanning and Threat Detection

Policy-Driven Vulnerability Management

Integrated Risk Reporting Across Dev and Ops

What help you get to reinforce

01 Scan, Detect, And Prioritize Vulnerabilities

Automated scanning tools analyze every layer of container images to identify known vulnerabilities. Prioritization is based on severity and exploitability, helping teams focus on what matters most before containers go live

02 Secure Containers Across Dev and Runtime

Ensure security doesn’t stop at build-time. Continuously monitor containers during runtime to detect drift, anomalous behavior, or unauthorized access, ensuring full lifecycle protection

03 Align With Compliance and Governance Policies

Map detected vulnerabilities to compliance benchmarks like CIS, NIST, and ISO. Generate audit-ready reports and enforce policy controls directly within development workflows

04 Integrate Security With CI/CD Pipelines Smoothly

Embed vulnerability checks in CI/CD pipelines to block unsafe images early. Security gates and actionable feedback ensure faster remediation without slowing down delivery

Architecture Overview

Image Scanning Layer

This foundational layer performs deep scans of container images to uncover known vulnerabilities across base OS, third-party libraries, and application dependencies. Integrated with databases like CVE, it supports scheduled and trigger-based scans to ensure consistent security throughout the build lifecycle

Policy Enforcement Layer

Defines security policies to block or allow image deployment based on scan results. It enables teams to enforce organization-specific rules—such as failing a build if critical vulnerabilities are detected or requiring signed images—ensuring only compliant containers reach production

Risk Prioritization Layer

Analyzes vulnerabilities by severity, exploitability, and asset context to rank threats based on real-world impact. It filters noise from thousands of findings and highlights the most critical issues that require immediate action, optimizing response and remediation efforts

CI/CD Integration Layer

Seamlessly integrates with CI/CD pipelines using plugins or API hooks to embed vulnerability scanning into the development workflow. It ensures early detection and instant feedback, empowering developers to resolve issues before code reaches runtime environments

Reporting & Compliance Layer

Generates detailed, audit-ready reports mapped to compliance standards such as CIS, PCI-DSS, and NIST. Offers dashboards for tracking remediation progress, trends, and policy violations—making governance, audits, and executive reporting streamlined and efficient

Core Components

Scanning Engine

Image Vulnerability Scanner

Performs deep analysis of container images, identifying known CVEs in OS packages, libraries, and third-party dependencies. Supports integration with major registries and triggers automated scans during builds or updates

Policy Control

Enforcement Rules Engine

Applies custom security policies to govern container usage. Blocks deployments with high-risk vulnerabilities, enforces signed image usage, and ensures compliance with internal standards

Pipeline Integration

CI/CD Security Hooks

Integrates directly into DevOps pipelines to scan containers during build and deployment stages. Provides early feedback to developers and stops risky code before it reaches production.

Automatically audits infrastructure and code changes against compliance benchmarks—ensuring regulatory alignment and reducing the risk of violations throughout the development lifecycle

Governance

Compliance & Audit Reporting

Maps findings to frameworks like CIS, NIST, and PCI. Generates exportable reports and tracks remediation workflows—supporting internal audits and regulatory readiness

Risk Intelligence

Threat Prioritization and Scoring

Ranks vulnerabilities based on severity, exploitability, and context. Helps teams focus on high-impact issues by filtering out noise and visualizing risk in real-time dashboards