RapidFort Earns Red Hat Certification to Sharpen Container Security

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – January 13, 2026 – Software supply chain security firm RapidFort announced today that its RapidFort Analyzer has achieved Red Hat Vulnerability Scanner Certification, a key validation for enterprises relying on Red Hat’s ecosystem for their cloud-native operations. The certification confirms that the security tool integrates seamlessly with Red Hat platforms, providing more accurate and reliable vulnerability scanning for container workloads.

This development comes as organizations grapple with an overwhelming volume of software vulnerabilities and increasing pressure to secure their digital supply chains. By aligning with Red Hat's authoritative security data, RapidFort aims to reduce the persistent problem of false positives in vulnerability reports, allowing security and development teams to focus on genuine threats and accelerate secure software delivery. For customers managing vast container fleets on platforms like Red Hat OpenShift, the certification provides an added layer of confidence that their security scanning results are precise, actionable, and aligned with Red Hat's rigorous standards.

Addressing a Systemic Security Challenge

The need for precision in vulnerability management has never been more acute. Modern applications are assembled from hundreds of open-source components, each a potential entry point for attackers. This complex web of dependencies creates a vast and often opaque attack surface. A recent report from the World Economic Forum, the “Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025,” highlights this systemic risk, revealing that 54% of large organizations identify supply chain interdependencies as the primary barrier to achieving cyber resilience.

This challenge is compounded by “scanner fatigue,” a phenomenon where security teams are inundated with alerts from automated tools, many of which are false positives or irrelevant in their specific context. Generic vulnerability scanners often fail to account for vendor-specific patches or nuances, leading to reports that flag already-remediated issues. This noise not only consumes valuable time and resources but also erodes trust between security and development teams, slowing down the entire software development lifecycle.

Tools that can intelligently filter this noise and provide context-aware insights are becoming essential. The goal is to move beyond simply identifying every possible Common Vulnerability and Exposure (CVE) to prioritizing the ones that pose a tangible risk to the organization. By generating comprehensive Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) and delivering research-backed insights, solutions like RapidFort's aim to provide the transparency needed to manage this complex risk landscape effectively.

The Red Hat Stamp of Approval: Precision and Trust

The Red Hat Vulnerability Scanner Certification is designed specifically to address the problem of scanning inaccuracies within its ecosystem. To achieve certification, a scanner must demonstrate its ability to correctly integrate and utilize Red Hat's security data feeds, including the Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL) v2 streams. This is a critical distinction from scanners that rely solely on public vulnerability databases.

Red Hat often backports security fixes to its supported software packages without changing the package's version number. A generic scanner, seeing the older version number, would incorrectly flag the package as vulnerable. A certified scanner, however, consumes Red Hat’s specific data to understand that the vulnerability has been patched, thereby eliminating a false positive. This alignment ensures that scan results reflect the true security posture of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Red Hat Universal Base Images (UBI).

RapidFort Analyzer’s certification signifies it can leverage this authoritative data to accurately identify affected components, apply Red Hat-specific severity ratings, and exclude non-applicable vulnerabilities. This deep integration provides enterprises with a trusted, unified view of their security posture, enabling teams to act decisively on findings. The company states that its deep binary-level visibility further enhances this process, allowing for a more granular analysis of container images to strengthen security and accelerate remediation.

Empowering Developers in a Competitive Landscape

While significant, the Red Hat certification places RapidFort among a growing list of top-tier security vendors who have met this standard. Competitors such as Snyk, Wiz, and Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma Cloud have also achieved this certification, underscoring its importance as a benchmark for enterprise-grade container security solutions. For many organizations, this certification is becoming a prerequisite for any tool used to secure their mission-critical Red Hat OpenShift environments.

Where RapidFort aims to differentiate itself is in its focus on the developer experience and workflow automation. The company’s platform is built to do more than just scan; it provides tools to automatically remediate vulnerabilities and harden container images by removing unused components, thereby shrinking the attack surface from the outset. This approach resonates with the principles of DevSecOps, which seeks to integrate security seamlessly into the development process without creating bottlenecks.

“Developers are asked to do more than ever, and they need clear, reliable information so they can focus on the work that matters,” said Rajeev Thakur, CTO and Co-Founder of RapidFort, in the company's announcement. “As developers ourselves, the goal is to give teams accurate results they can trust, so they can move quickly and build with confidence. This certification reinforces that commitment and ensures we’re meeting the standards Red Hat teams depend on.”

By providing actionable intelligence directly within the developer workflow, the platform helps shift security left, enabling faster, more secure code delivery. This focus on efficiency is critical as organizations look to innovate rapidly without compromising their security posture. The ultimate aim is to make security a facilitator, not a roadblock, in the path to production.