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    Upwind Cloud Security Platform

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    Upwind is the next-generation cloud security platform, focusing on runtime context to reveal the most critical risks and important insights from your cloud infrastructure.
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    Run faster and more securely with Upwind's next-generation cloud security platform. Combine the power of cloud security posture with runtime context and realtime protection, enabling your security team to prioritize accurately and respond fast to your most critical risks.

    Highlights

    • Upwind is the next-generation cloud security platform that helps you simplify and solve cloud security's biggest challenges.
    • Upwind consolidates tools and brings security, DevOps and engineering teams together with its comprehensive CNAPP.
    • Upwind brings together the best of all worlds to fit your unique cloud environment - so you can start fast and scale even faster.

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    Upwind Cloud Security Platform

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    12-month contract (4)

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    Dimension
    Description
    Cost/12 months
    Upwind Managed Detection & Response
    Upwind Managed Detection & Response 24/7 Service
    $6,000.00
    Upwind Cloud Security Platform
    Upwind Cloud Security Platform
    $30,000.00
    Upwind Cloud Security Platform
    Upwind Cloud Security Platform
    $30,000.00
    Upwind Managed Detection & Response
    Upwind Managed Detection & Response 24/7 Service
    $6,000.00

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    Software as a Service (SaaS)

    SaaS delivers cloud-based software applications directly to customers over the internet. You can access these applications through a subscription model. You will pay recurring monthly usage fees through your AWS bill, while AWS handles deployment and infrastructure management, ensuring scalability, reliability, and seamless integration with other AWS services.

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    Included in your contract, Upwind provides 24/7 live chat support, onboarding, and continuous enablement. Onboarding includes integration setup, assistance configuring the platform, and guidance on utilizing it to serve you in your cloud security journey. You can also contact our support team via email at support@upwind.io .

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    Accolades

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    Customer reviews

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    Overview

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    Cloud Security Posture Management
    Combines cloud security posture assessment with runtime context to identify and prioritize critical risks in cloud infrastructure.
    Runtime Context Analysis
    Leverages runtime context to reveal the most critical risks and provide important insights from cloud infrastructure operations.
    Real-time Protection
    Delivers real-time protection capabilities enabling security teams to respond quickly to identified critical risks.
    Consolidated Security Platform
    Integrates multiple security tools into a comprehensive Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) for unified security management.
    Cross-team Collaboration
    Brings together security, DevOps, and engineering teams through a unified platform to streamline cloud security operations.
    Multi-Cloud and Workload Coverage
    Supports deployment across more than 40 AWS services including compute, containers, storage, databases, networking, developer tools, management and governance, analytics, security, application integration, end user computing, machine learning, and migration services. Extends coverage to public and private cloud, Kubernetes, rare Linux distros, IBM LinuxONE, Linux on Z, IBM Power, AIX, and HPC environments.
    Unified Security Data Platform
    Consolidates cloud security into a single console with unified policy framework and data lake. Normalizes security telemetry close to collection point and streams into detection cloud for queryable attack surface analysis without ETL requirements.
    Full Lifecycle Application Protection
    Provides end-to-end protection including malware and suspicious behavior detection on developer endpoints, vulnerability identification in build process, secure configuration verification, runtime monitoring, exposure scanning, full attack path analysis, anomaly and behavior-based threat detection, Infrastructure as Code misconfigurations identification, and Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) capabilities.
    Agentless and Agent-Based Detection
    Offers instant-on agentless coverage with optional osquery-based agent utilizing eBPF technology for runtime protection, advanced remediation, and forensics. Agent designed to minimize memory, CPU, and disk I/O footprint while providing rich security telemetry including file system files, Augeas lens, DNS lookups, sudoers list, and disk encryption data.
    Compliance and Security Standards Support
    Supports CIS benchmarks, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI, and SOC 2 compliance requirements. Includes file integrity monitoring (FIM), vulnerability scanning, security hygiene assessment, cyber asset management, and 13-month historical data lookback for compliance and forensic analysis.
    Cloud Security Posture Management
    Automated assessment and management of cloud infrastructure configuration, identity, and access posture across AWS environments
    Identity and Access Entitlement Management
    Identity-first approach to discover, analyze and remediate excessive entitlements and misconfigured access privileges with automated least-privilege policy generation
    Runtime Threat Detection
    Continuous monitoring and detection of security threats during workload execution with advanced analytics for risk prioritization
    Infrastructure as Code Security
    Scanning and assessment of infrastructure as code configurations to identify misconfigurations and security risks before deployment
    Kubernetes Security Posture Management
    Dedicated security posture assessment and management for Kubernetes environments including workload protection and compliance monitoring

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    Ratings and reviews

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    4.9
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    Outstanding Support and Customization—A Joy to Work With

    Reviewed on Oct 28, 2025
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    Upwind has been a joy to work with from initial contact through deployment and beyond. Their sales and CS staff is on top of any issues and they work diligently to get the right solution in place. Their technical staff has been super responsive to any questions we have and are always willing to consider adding new functionality to meet the needs of their customers. Awesome tool and staff.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    None so far! If anything there is work to be done on the compliance front for reporting NIST or GDPR compliance checks.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    Providing visibility into our cloud environment and making discovery of gaps easy to identify.
    Jessica S.

    Outstanding Visibility, But Overwhelming Volume of Findings

    Reviewed on Oct 28, 2025
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    What do you like best about the product?
    Upwind has given us excellent visibility and has greatly enhanced our risk posture.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    The level of visibility we have leads to a large number of vulnerability findings, which can quickly become overwhelming.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    Before using upwind, we lacked any insight into our container run times, so adopting it brought significant value to our operations. Additionally, we now benefit from greater visibility throughout our environment, along with comprehensive data that aids in both identifying and addressing issues.
    Computer Software

    Lightning-Fast Detections, Needs Bulk Alert Management

    Reviewed on Oct 28, 2025
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    What do you like best about the product?
    Fast near realtime detections, low noise.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    Unable to bulk resolve or suppress alerts.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    It is an integral component of our organization's cloud detection stack.
    Financial Services

    Effortless AWS Integration That Delivers as Promised

    Reviewed on Oct 27, 2025
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    What do you like best about the product?
    Extremely easy implementation to our AWS environment
    What do you dislike about the product?
    Nothing in particular, we don't have enough experience working with alternatives. It delivers what we hoped for
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    We needed a good IDPS and Upwind delivered at a balanced price point
    Business Supplies and Equipment

    Stunning Graphics and Easy Resource Management

    Reviewed on Oct 21, 2025
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    The graphics are really good, it is easy to spot resources and threats within the product.
    The support is qvery quick to respond.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    Upgraded features are a point that is taken care of but could be more agile.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    I didnt see problems, feature updates were needed and working upon them.
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