Wiz
Agentless CNAPP that correlates cloud posture, vulnerabilities, identities, and exposures into risk graphs.
Technical Architecture & Overview
Wiz scans cloud accounts through API rather than agents, building a graph that connects VMs, containers, identities, and data to surface toxic combinations such as an internet-facing VM with a critical vulnerability and over-privileged credentials. The platform grew from CSPM into a full CNAPP with runtime sensors, code scanning, and AI workload protection.
Targeted Technical Use Cases
Cloud estates that need fast time-to-value posture management with contextual risk prioritization.
Evaluation & Trade-offs
Core Strengths
- +Hours to first results across a cloud account.
- +Graph-based context cuts alert noise to real attack paths.
- +Broad module coverage from code to runtime.
Trade-Offs & Limitations
- -Enterprise pricing without public rates.
- -Agentless-first depth trails agent-based runtime tools on some telemetry.
Defensive Security Application
Finding and prioritizing cloud attack paths before and after deployment.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Wiz?→
Wiz scans cloud accounts through API rather than agents, building a graph that connects VMs, containers, identities, and data to surface toxic combinations such as an internet-facing VM with a critical vulnerability and over-privileged credentials. The platform grew from CSPM into a full CNAPP with runtime sensors, code scanning, and AI workload protection.
What is Wiz used for?→
Cloud estates that need fast time-to-value posture management with contextual risk prioritization.
What are the strengths of Wiz?→
- +Hours to first results across a cloud account.
- +Graph-based context cuts alert noise to real attack paths.
- +Broad module coverage from code to runtime.
What are the limitations of Wiz?→
- +Enterprise pricing without public rates.
- +Agentless-first depth trails agent-based runtime tools on some telemetry.
How is Wiz used defensively?→
Finding and prioritizing cloud attack paths before and after deployment.