September 11, 2024 at 12:04AM
Wiz launched Wiz Code, a cloud app security product that identifies and resolves cloud risks in code before they become critical issues. It integrates with developer environments, highlighting security issues and providing fix suggestions. Wiz Code aims to enhance collaboration between security and development teams by aligning issues with their source in the code, ultimately improving security posture and eliminating threats faster.
The meeting notes outline Wiz’s new product, Wiz Code, which is a cloud application security offering aimed at identifying and addressing cloud risks within code before they escalate into critical issues. This product is designed to foster collaboration between security and development teams by integrating with developer environments and tracking cloud issues back to their source in the code. In doing so, Wiz Code aligns security concerns with the responsible developer, offering real-time feedback and fix suggestions directly within their development tools. This approach aims to streamline the process of identifying and resolving security threats within the development lifecycle. Additionally, it’s worth noting that Wiz Code enters a competitive market with similar plugins and tools aiming to provide security information and proposed fixes directly within the developer’s environment, potentially providing contextualized security insights and solutions where they are most impactful.