The whitepaper examines the gap between cloud security visibility and software supply chain security. CNAPP and CSPM platforms provide important visibility into cloud environments, runtime risk, and vulnerabilities, but they are not designed to trace software to its origin, govern third-party dependencies, reduce inherited risk, or rebuild vulnerable software. As image sprawl and dependency risk grow, organizations need a security approach that goes beyond detecting vulnerabilities to understanding where software came from and how it entered production.

Beyond CNAPP presents CleanStart as a complementary layer that strengthens software before it reaches production. CleanSight provides software supply chain visibility and inventory intelligence, while Clean Images and Clean Libraries help organizations use verified container foundations and open source dependencies. Together, these capabilities add visibility, verification, governance, provenance, and remediation to existing cloud security investments, helping organizations move from reactive vulnerability scanning toward continuous software trust.