Comparative Performance Evaluation of Modern Container Security Agents: Red Hat ACS, Wiz, SentinelOne, and Tenable
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© 2025 by IJCTT Journal
Volume-73 Issue-5
Year of Publication : 2025
Authors : Harikishore Allu Balan, Bikash Agarwal
DOI :  10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V73I5P115

How to Cite?

Harikishore Allu Balan, Bikash Agarwal, "Comparative Performance Evaluation of Modern Container Security Agents: Red Hat ACS, Wiz, SentinelOne, and Tenable," International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology, vol. 73, no. 5, pp. 113-124, 2025. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V73I5P115

Abstract
Containerized microservice applications have become the central design entity for how modern development and operations teams build and deploy software. Robust, configurable, and adaptable security agents are important in securing the applications. This article offers a closely monitored study with a detailed examination of four widely implemented container security platforms—Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (ACS), Wiz, SentinelOne, and Tenable. Unlike off-shelf comparisons by third-party agents, our analysis is grounded in the practical development and deployment of the agents with realistic user traffic environments. The evaluation of each security agent's capabilities in handling vulnerabilities like threat detection, runtime defence, policy enforcement, and deployment pipeline integration are continually measured and compared. While the security agents met all basic security expectations for our study, we had to consider voice applications and how they balance operational efficiency, deployment complexity, and overall protection strategy. This comparative insight will help organizations like ours select a solution aligned with their specific cloud-native architecture and security posture.

Keywords
Container Security, Kubernetes, Red Hat ACS, Wiz, SentinelOne, Tenable, DevSecOps.

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