Cloud security teams are caught in an endless cycle. Every day, they sift through alerts, investigate misconfigurations, and analyze theoretical risks. Stymied by information-processing, their nemesis – hackers – don’t wait. Cyber criminals move fast, exploiting live environments while security teams remain buried in posture management and pre-deployment security checks.
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The Cloud Security Trap: Stop Chasing What-Ifs
The problem? Most cloud security strategies focus on what could go wrong, not what is going wrong right now. Posture management tools (CSPM) highlight misconfigurations but don’t detect active threats. Shift-left security helps reduce vulnerabilities in development, but once workloads are running, security teams often lose visibility.
Meanwhile, attackers are on the move. They’re exploiting identity constructs, moving laterally across cloud environments, and escalating privileges—without triggering traditional alerts. Security teams are too busy going down the proverbial rabbit hole instead of stopping real threats.
While incredibly valuable, Posture Management solutions focus on misconfigurations and potential impact analysis. They tell teams where there could be threats. Whether in code or in the cloud, there are too many potential indicators of risk to answer one simple question:
"What do we need to fix today?"
Without runtime security, teams spend time investigating theoretical risks while real threats lurk undetected.
Runtime security shifts cloud defense from “what might happen” to “what’s happening now.” Instead of alerting teams about a possible misconfiguration that could be exploited, it detects actual exploitation attempts in real time.
Here’s why runtime security is critical:
Real-time threat detection – Identifies active exploits as they happen, not after they’ve caused damage.
Lateral movement visibility – Detects attackers moving through cloud environments.
Identity and privilege abuse monitoring – Identifies misuse of cloud identities and permissions.
Correlation of risks and live attacks – Prevents alert fatigue by connecting threats to meaningful attack paths.
Security isn’t just about hardening an environment; it’s about defending it while running.
Wiz bridges the prevention-to-response gap with Wiz Defend, its Cloud Detection and Response (CDR/ADR) solution. Unlike traditional posture management tools, Wiz Defend:
Detects real-world threats across cloud workloads, not just misconfigurations.
Uses Wiz Graph to correlate posture, identity, and runtime signals, reducing noise and prioritizing real risk.
Provides actionable remediation steps, so teams aren’t just alerted—they know how to fix issues fast.
By integrating runtime security into the CNAPP framework, Wiz ensures that security teams aren’t just managing posture—they’re actively stopping threats.
Security teams are tired of chasing theoretical risks. Without runtime protection, they’ll continue triaging the endless stream of alerts, low-priority misconfigurations, and disconnected findings.
A true CNAPP strategy isn’t just about prevention—it’s about continuous protection.
See beyond static misconfigurations—detect live threats.
Stop chasing alerts—correlate risk to real attack paths.
Escape the noise—focus on what actually matters and address problems holistically.
It’s time to stop hunting for problems and start securing what’s live. Wiz delivers runtime security as part of its unified CNAPP, helping security teams protect their cloud environments in real time.
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