Edera, a pioneer in strong workload isolation technology, announced the creation of the "Hardened Runtime" category for AI and application security, signaling a departure from the "move fast and break things" mindset that has left enterprises vulnerable to breaches. The Seattle-based company also revealed its acceptance into the NVIDIA Inception Program and availability on AWS Marketplace, reinforcing its mission to deliver prevention-first security for AI agents and modern applications. Edera’s approach addresses the limitations of traditional detection-heavy tools by providing production-grade sandboxing and instant breach containment.
Edera introduces "Hardened Runtime" for AI and application security.
Joined NVIDIA Inception Program to enhance AI workload security.
Launched on AWS Marketplace for seamless integration with AWS EKS.
Offers production-grade sandboxing to prevent breaches proactively.
Targets alert fatigue and secures AI agents and modern applications.
Backed by $15M Series A led by M12 and other investors.
Edera’s Hardened Runtime redefines enterprise security by prioritizing prevention over detection. “Current runtime security is fundamentally broken,” said Emily Long, CEO and co-founder of Edera. “With the rise of AI agents and modern applications, enterprises need a prevention-first approach that actually stops breaches at the architectural level.” Unlike traditional tools like Kata Containers and gVisor, which are criticized for poor maintenance, Edera’s solution delivers three core capabilities:
Production-Grade Sandboxing: Isolates workloads to eliminate lateral movement and data exfiltration, reducing false positives.
Attack Surface Elimination: Creates a minimal, hardened environment to block vulnerable system calls and prevent privilege escalation.
Instant Breach Containment: Features an API-driven “kill switch” to sever network connections, halting breaches and preserving forensic data.
As enterprises adopt AI agents and coding assistants, new risks like data exfiltration and privilege escalation emerge. Edera’s Hardened Runtime provides VM-grade workload boundaries, acting as a final defense layer before hardware. Its integration with the NVIDIA Inception Program enhances sandboxing for GPU workloads, enabling secure AI application scaling across NVIDIA hardware. “Edera’s focus on hardened runtime protections reflects a broader industry move toward prevention-oriented architectures,” said Katie Norton, Research Manager at IDC.
Edera’s availability on AWS Marketplace allows enterprises to deploy its security solutions through AWS EKS with one-click procurement, streamlining integration into cloud-native workflows. This eliminates complex setup overhead, enabling rapid adoption for organizations seeking to secure Kubernetes and AI workloads. “Edera’s isolation capabilities provide protection at a technical layer low enough to stop lateral movement,” noted Tyler Shields, Principal Analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.
Edera’s approach has garnered support from industry leaders and investors. “The team behind much of Chainguard’s engineering has done it again, disrupting every existing product in the category,” said James Berthoty, CEO of Latio. Edera recently secured $15 million in Series A funding led by M12, with participation from In-Q-Tel and others, following a $5 million seed round. This financial backing, combined with endorsements from experts like Mandy Andress, CISO at Elastic, underscores Edera’s potential to transform enterprise security.
Edera’s Hardened Runtime standard, bolstered by its NVIDIA and AWS integrations, positions the company as a leader in securing AI-powered enterprises. By addressing alert fatigue and proactively preventing breaches, Edera enables organizations to innovate rapidly while maintaining robust security, setting a new benchmark for the industry.
Edera is defining the hardened runtime category to help enterprises move fast without breaking things. The company's production-grade sandboxing technology provides true architectural isolation that prevents data breaches at the last line of defense before hardware. By eliminating attack surfaces and stopping threats before they can be attempted, Edera transforms security from a detection-heavy discipline that generates alert fatigue into a prevention-first approach that enables innovation.
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