# bifrost

bifrost is a Cloud Workload Protection Platform product by bifrost. It runs in the cloud or on-premises (hybrid). Pricing is commercial (contact sales).

Runtime CVE prioritisation and AppArmor-based enforcement for containerised workloads

Checked October 2026.

## What is bifrost?

bifrost is a runtime security platform for containerised workloads running on Kubernetes. It observes what each container does at runtime (system calls, file access, process activity and network connections) and uses that behaviour to produce CVE verdicts and kernel-enforced protection.

Each CVE is given a verdict based on what the workload actually runs: reachable, mitigated by the profile, or never loaded. SBOMs are ingested on every deploy and re-scanned several times a day, so newly disclosed CVEs are matched against the existing inventory without a rebuild or new workload scan.

bifrost generates a security profile for each build from learned behaviour and built-in knowledge. Each profile is an AppArmor profile enforced by the Linux kernel security module, with no sidecar or proxy. Protection moves through three modes that the team selects per workload: observe, detect and enforce. In enforce mode, operations outside the profile are refused. Blocked events raise alerts with context.

Deployment:
- Agent runs as a DaemonSet per node, installed with one Helm chart
- Agent observes in pre-production clusters and enforces in production clusters
- SBOM formats: CycloneDX and SPDX
- Stated overhead is under 1% CPU
- Hosting options: Swedish hosted, European hosted and private cloud; on-premise is listed as coming soon

Verdicts and alerts can be sent to SIEMs, Jira, Slack, Microsoft Teams and webhooks.

Tags: Runtime Security, Kubernetes Security, CVE, Vulnerability Prioritization, SBOM, Syscalls, Mitigation, Linux, Least Privilege, Workload Security

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Identify](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-identify-program-small-team): helps you know your assets and your risks.
- [Protect](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-protect-program-small-team): helps you prevent attacks and keep data safe.
- [Detect](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-detect-program-small-team): helps you spot attacks and unusual activity.
- [Respond](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-respond-program-small-team): helps you contain and handle incidents.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Cloud Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/cloud-security) · [Cloud Workload Protection Platform](https://cybersectools.com/categories/cwpp)
- Vendor: [bifrost](https://cybersectools.com/companies/bifrost) (Claimed listing)
- Deployment: Hybrid
- Company size fit: Mid-Market, Enterprise, SMB
- Pricing: Contact sales
- Features: 9 listed
- Integrations: 10 listed
- Website: bifrostsec.com

The full feature and integration lists are on the page for signed-in visitors.

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best Attack Surface Management Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-attack-surface-solutions).

## bifrost FAQ

### What is bifrost?

bifrost is a product by bifrost in the Cloud Workload Protection Platform category. It covers Runtime Security, Kubernetes Security and CVE.

### What is the pricing for bifrost?

bifrost is a commercial product. For pricing, visit https://bifrostsec.com/product/ or contact bifrost.

### What are alternatives to bifrost?

Alternatives to bifrost listed on CybersecTools:

1. [Aqua Security Runtime Protection](https://cybersectools.com/tools/aqua-security-runtime-protection) - Runtime protection for containers, K8s, serverless, and VMs in cloud environments (Commercial)
2. [Sysdig Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP)](https://cybersectools.com/tools/sysdig-cloud-workload-protection-platform-cwpp) - Cloud workload protection platform for containers, Kubernetes, and serverless (Commercial)
3. [Qingteng Wanxiang Workload Adaptive Security Platform](https://cybersectools.com/tools/qingteng-wanxiang-workload-adaptive-security-platform) - Workload security platform covering asset inventory, risk assessment, intrusion (Commercial)
4. [H3C U-Center Unified O&M Cloud](https://cybersectools.com/tools/h3c-u-center-unified-oandm-cloud) - Unified O&M cloud platform for network and IT infrastructure management (Commercial)

Compare all bifrost alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/bifrost](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/bifrost)

### What deployment and organization size does bifrost fit?

bifrost is available as hybrid. It is listed for mid-market, enterprise and smb organizations. Pricing is commercial. Ask bifrost for pricing and support terms.

## Compare bifrost with similar solutions

- [bifrost vs Aqua Security Runtime Protection](https://cybersectools.com/compare/aqua-security-runtime-protection-vs-bifrost)
- [bifrost vs Sysdig Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP)](https://cybersectools.com/compare/bifrost-vs-sysdig-cloud-workload-protection-platform-cwpp)
- [bifrost vs Qingteng Wanxiang Workload Adaptive Security Platform](https://cybersectools.com/compare/bifrost-vs-qingteng-wanxiang-workload-adaptive-security-platform)

All alternatives to bifrost: [/alternatives/bifrost](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/bifrost)

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