AIStorm, the global cybersecurity brand of AsiaInfo Security, has been named a Visionary Leader in the Frost Radar™: Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, 2026* by Frost & Sullivan.

More than 45 qualified Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) vendors globally were evaluated for the report, with 18 companies selected for inclusion based on their innovation capabilities and growth potential. AIStorm was the only China-origin cybersecurity provider included in the 2026 Radar.

The recognition comes as enterprises across Southeast Asia accelerate cloud adoption, AI infrastructure deployment and digital transformation, creating increasingly complex environments spanning physical servers, GPU infrastructure, virtual machines, containers, and hybrid and multi-cloud platforms.

For organisations in highly regulated and business-critical sectors such as financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing and utilities, securing these environments while maintaining performance and business continuity has become a growing priority.

At the centre of AIStorm’s cloud workload protection capabilities is AIStorm CloudGuard, designed to provide integrated security across cloud-native applications, cloud hosts, virtualised environments and containers.

Lightweight, integrated cloud workload protection

CloudGuard uses an “N-in-1” single-agent architecture that brings together cloud-native application security, cloud host security, adaptive network micro-segmentation and host protection within a unified deployment.

For large-scale virtualised environments, CloudGuard also offers a Light Agent architecture, enabling security protection and scanning to be managed at the underlying host layer. This approach is designed to minimise performance impact on individual virtual machines while reducing deployment complexity and operational overhead.

A further differentiator is CloudGuard’s network- and memory-level virtual patching capability.

For organisations operating critical or legacy systems where immediate patching or server restarts may not be feasible, virtual patching helps block attempts to exploit vulnerabilities without interrupting business operations.

CloudGuard also provides adaptive micro-segmentation and traffic visibility to address east-west traffic risks within hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Support for Docker, Containerd and mainstream Kubernetes CNI environments enables granular traffic controls across hosts and pods, helping contain lateral movement and ransomware propagation.

Extending protection through AI-driven XDR

CloudGuard integrates with AIStorm AI XDR, connecting host and container runtime context with broader threat detection and response capabilities.

By applying AI-assisted analysis across malicious code, attack payloads, alerts and workload telemetry, the integrated approach helps security teams reduce alert noise, reconstruct attack paths and accelerate investigation and response.

The platform also correlates asset, vulnerability, runtime and threat information to help security teams identify affected assets and prioritise remediation, moving cloud security operations from basic asset visibility towards more risk-driven decision-making.

Building AIStorm’s international presence

The Frost & Sullivan recognition represents another milestone in AIStorm’s international expansion as the company develops its presence and partner ecosystem beyond China.

With Singapore serving as a regional hub for its international markets, AIStorm is expanding its engagement with enterprises and partners across Southeast Asia and other markets.

The company is focusing particularly on industries where cloud transformation must be balanced against regulatory, security and business continuity requirements, including financial services, healthcare, multinational manufacturing and utilities.

AIStorm will continue investing in cloud workload protection, AI-driven detection and response, and integrated cybersecurity capabilities as enterprises move towards increasingly cloud-native and AI-enabled infrastructure.