Aviatrix has launched Cloud Native Security Fabric (CNSF), a new security architecture category designed to embed zero trust enforcement directly into the cloud infrastructure. The company unveiled the solution alongside its 2025 “State of Cloud Network Security” survey, which found that 67% of large U.S. organizations struggle with integrating cloud firewalls, while only 8% successfully apply zero trust to inter-cloud traffic. CNSF aims to tackle these pain points by eliminating reliance on traditional perimeter-based models and securing traffic between workloads within dynamic, multicloud environments.
CNSF addresses critical vulnerabilities across three main enterprise pain points: the velocity of AI and application deployments, the growing complexity of multicloud and edge environments, and data compliance risks tied to lateral east-west attacks. Rather than bolting on security at the edges, CNSF embeds identity-aware, real-time enforcement within the cloud fabric to govern microservices, APIs, containers, and ephemeral workloads. This approach also extends visibility and enforcement to DevOps pipelines and encrypted traffic, helping enterprises keep pace with agile development practices.
The Aviatrix platform integrates with existing security tools to enhance their impact, serving as connective tissue that activates insights from platforms like Wiz into immediate runtime controls. CEO Doug Merritt emphasized that the “largest unguarded attack surface in enterprise history” lies between workloads, not at the perimeter. Aviatrix is hosting a webinar on July 31 featuring Enterprise Strategy Group’s John Grady and an additional event on August 5 with security veteran Tom Pageler to explore the full report and solution roadmap.
- CNSF embeds real-time, identity-aware enforcement within cloud infrastructure
- 67% of enterprises struggle with firewall integration; 85% cite DevOps security gaps
- Only 8% apply zero trust across cloud-to-cloud communication
- Over 50% of respondents report blind spots in east-west traffic visibility
- CNSF integrates with tools like Wiz to convert posture into policy enforcement
“With the sophistication of cyberthreats enterprises face today, we simply cannot afford to work in security silos anymore,” said Doug Merritt, CEO of Aviatrix. “CNSF brings that foundation—that idea of a ‘blanketed’ approach to cybersecurity—to reality.”
