Wiz Defend

Wiz Defend is a real-time cloud detection and response capability engineered to detect, investigate, and remediate active cyber threats, unauthorized runtime behaviors, and attacker activities across cloud workloads and Kubernetes clusters. Operating as an advanced component of the Wiz Cloud Security Platform, it combines lightweight runtime monitoring with cloud audit log analysis to provide continuous threat defense across multi-cloud environments.

The platform operates across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Kubernetes clusters, ingesting cloud audit trails (such as AWS CloudTrail and Azure Activity Logs) and correlating runtime system events. It integrates natively with enterprise SIEM and SOAR platforms, Slack, and incident response ticketing systems to trigger immediate alerts and automated containment playbooks. Key implementation use cases include detecting active malware executions in container runtimes, identifying unauthorized IAM privilege escalations, detecting data exfiltration from cloud storage, and responding to cryptojacking attempts on cloud virtual machines.

By correlating real-time runtime threat detections with the deep architectural context of the Wiz Security Graph, Wiz Defend enables security analysts to understand the full scope and blast radius of an attack instantly. Responders can determine not only what malicious command was executed, but also which cloud resources, identities, and sensitive data stores are at risk. The platform slashes Mean Time to Respond, accelerates incident triage, and delivers robust threat defense across modern multi-cloud environments.