Root: cybersecurity software

Acquired by Aikido. Root provides backported patches for major linux distros enabling security teams to remove CVEs without changing their infrastructure. They also provide automatic image updaters, and minimal container images.

What Root is

Acquired by Aikido. Root provides backported patches for major linux distros enabling security teams to remove CVEs without changing their infrastructure. They also provide automatic image updaters, and minimal container images. The vendor site is www.root.io. This profile is an entry in the oneNorma directory, not a vendor landing page.

What Root covers

Root is in the catalog for these capabilities. Categories: Container Vulnerability. Catalog tags: Best for Enterprise and Acquired.

How to evaluate Root in a security program

Use Root as a stack candidate, not as diligence evidence. The oneNorma score for Root is 4.8/10 (percentile 34). If the real gap is in Container Vulnerability, a dashboard does not replace a pentest or a control mapped to Law 21.663 or ISO 27001. Compare this profile with what www.root.io publishes. Contrast it with pentesting and Security Cloud & Compliance.

Classification

Categories

Container Vulnerability

Tags

Best for EnterpriseAcquired

Capabilities by category

Container Vulnerability

Minimal Images

Frequently asked questions

What is Root?

Acquired by Aikido. Root provides backported patches for major linux distros enabling security teams to remove CVEs without changing their infrastructure. They also provide automatic image updaters, and minimal container images. Site: www.root.io.

Which categories does Root fall into?

Root appears in the oneNorma directory under Container Vulnerability. Use those labels to compare it with other vendors for the same problem, not as an official ranking.

Does oneNorma resell or implement Root?

No. The Root profile (www.root.io) is for inventory and comparison. oneNorma delivers offensive and compliance evidence (pentesting, cloud compliance), not a vendor license.

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