Wiz is a Cloud Native Application Protection Platform that delivers agentless cloud security across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Trusted by more than 50% of Fortune 100 companies, the platform scans cloud environments without installing agents — giving development, security, and operations teams visibility into cloud risks.
Customers include Morgan Stanley, Salesforce, BMW, Siemens, LVMH, Snowflake, DocuSign, and Slack. Wiz earned the #1 ranking in CNAPP on G2 Winter 2025, named IDC MarketScape 2025 Leader in CNAPP, and holds a 4.8/5 rating on Gartner Peer Insights (242 reviews). The platform integrates with 200+ security tools through the WIN (Wiz Integration Network) platform.
What is Wiz?
Wiz connects to cloud environments via API and scans every layer of infrastructure without agents. The platform analyzes configurations, workloads, identities, data, and runtime activity to identify security risks and attack paths.
The platform is organized into three pillars: Wiz Code secures the SDLC from code to CI/CD with 1-click fix PRs. Wiz Cloud provides agentless visibility and risk prioritization across PaaS, VMs, containers, and serverless. Wiz Defend adds eBPF-powered runtime protection and threat detection.
Wiz automatically discovers and classifies new cloud resources as they’re added. The platform offers a free 14-day unlimited access trial.
Key Features
| Module | Details |
|---|---|
| Wiz Code | SDLC security: code, CI/CD, registries, container images, 1-click PR fixes |
| Wiz Cloud | Agentless CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, vulnerability management, IaC scanning |
| Wiz Defend | eBPF runtime protection, threat detection, incident response, threat hunting |
| Security Graph | Context-driven risk analysis connecting resources, identities, and vulnerabilities |
| Attack paths | Toxic risk combinations identifying exploitable multi-factor attack paths |
| AI Security | AI model inventory, ML pipeline protection, training data security |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CIS benchmarks |
| Integrations | 200+ tools via WIN (Wiz Integration Network) |
| Cloud support | AWS, Azure, GCP |
Agentless Cloud Scanning
Wiz connects to cloud environments via API and scans all resources without deploying agents. The platform analyzes virtual machines, containers, serverless functions, storage buckets, databases, and networking configurations. Scans complete in minutes and provide a risk profile within 24 hours of deployment.
The agentless approach eliminates common challenges with agent-based security including deployment complexity, coverage gaps, performance impacts, and operational overhead. Organizations gain complete visibility without modifying production workloads or network traffic.
Security Graph Explorer
The Security Graph Explorer provides visual representation of relationships between cloud resources, identities, and vulnerabilities. Security teams can trace connections from source code repositories through CI/CD pipelines to production infrastructure.
This graph-based approach enables teams to understand blast radius of vulnerabilities, identify lateral movement paths, and assess the impact of misconfigurations. The explorer surfaces toxic combinations where multiple security issues create exploitable attack paths.
Wiz Defend
Wiz Defend provides runtime protection through an eBPF-powered Wiz Sensor. It detects threats in real time with deep cloud context, supports threat hunting workflows, and assists with incident response.
The runtime layer captures system activities and correlates them with cloud posture data. Forensic collection helps harden from cloud to code after incidents. Alerts include full context about affected resources, associated vulnerabilities, and remediation steps.
AI and Data Security
The platform extends beyond infrastructure security to protect AI models, ML pipelines, and sensitive data powering AI applications. Wiz identifies exposed training data, vulnerable model APIs, and misconfigured AI services.
Data security features include data classification, exposure detection, encryption validation, and compliance monitoring. The platform tracks sensitive data across cloud storage, databases, and compute resources.
Toxic Pairs Detection
Wiz’s innovative Toxic Pairs feature identifies combinations of security issues that create critical attack paths. The platform analyzes how vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and excessive permissions combine to enable exploitation.
For example, Toxic Pairs might flag a publicly exposed virtual machine with an unpatched critical vulnerability and excessive IAM permissions. This prioritization helps security teams focus on risks that matter most.
Vulnerability Management
The platform provides comprehensive vulnerability scanning for cloud workloads including operating systems, packages, libraries, and container images. Wiz correlates vulnerability data with asset criticality, network exposure, and identity access to prioritize remediation.
Unlike traditional vulnerability scanners that generate long lists of findings, Wiz highlights vulnerabilities that are actually reachable and exploitable in production environments. This context-aware approach reduces alert fatigue and accelerates remediation.
Cloud Compliance
Wiz includes pre-built compliance frameworks for PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CIS benchmarks. The platform continuously monitors cloud configurations against compliance requirements and identifies drift.
Compliance dashboards provide audit-ready reports showing policy violations, remediation status, and historical trends. Automated evidence collection simplifies compliance workflows and reduces manual audit preparation.
Getting Started
When to Use Wiz
Wiz is designed for organizations operating cloud infrastructure at scale, particularly those with multi-cloud environments or rapid cloud adoption. The platform excels in environments where traditional security tools struggle with coverage and visibility.
Strengths
Agentless architecture provides complete cloud visibility without deployment complexity. The platform delivers fast time-to-value with configuration in minutes and full risk assessment within 24 hours. Wiz’s risk prioritization through attack path analysis reduces alert fatigue and focuses remediation efforts on exploitable issues.
The Security Graph Explorer provides unique visibility into relationships between resources, identities, and vulnerabilities. This context enables security teams to understand blast radius and make informed risk decisions. Integration with SIEM, ticketing, and orchestration platforms supports existing workflows.
Limitations
Wiz is a cloud-native platform focused on AWS, Azure, and GCP. Organizations with significant on-premises infrastructure or hybrid deployments may need complementary solutions. The platform requires cloud provider API access for scanning.
Pricing is based on cloud spend and workload count, which may not align with all budget models. Smaller organizations or those early in cloud adoption may find other IaC security tools more cost-effective.
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