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Wiz Brings Cloud Security Insights to Amazon Q Developer in AWS Console

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Summary

Wiz and AWS announce an Amazon Q Developer plugin that lets developers query Wiz cloud security posture and prioritize risks directly in the AWS console.

Key points

  • The plugin brings Wiz CNAPP capabilities into the AWS console through Amazon Q Developer.
  • Developers can ask natural-language questions to see critical Wiz issues or identify their riskiest AWS assets.
  • Wiz says it prioritizes attack paths by combining risk factors such as misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, identities, data, and secrets.
  • The integration is intended to help developers prioritize remediation without switching between the AWS console and separate security tools.

Article Details

Event Type
Launch of a Wiz plugin for Amazon Q Developer that integrates Wiz CNAPP security insights into the AWS console.
Impact
The integration lets developers query their AWS security posture in natural language, review prioritized risks and attack paths, and assess AWS resources without leaving the console. It is intended to make security more accessible to developers and reduce remediation friction and operational overhead.

People

Deepak SinghVice President of Next Generation Developer Experience at AWS; quoted about the integration.Oron NoahVice President of Product Extensibility & Partnerships at Wiz; quoted about the partnership and plugin.

Vendors

Amazon Web Servicesin the cloud, with over 50% of our active users being developers. We wanted to make it even simpler for AWS builders to quickly gain insights into their cloud security posture and risks. Many developers typicallyWizteams, making it challenging to scale and democratize security to other teams in organizations. At Wiz, our goal is to help organizations democratize security so they can innovate faster in the cloud. The Wiz

Products

Amazon Q Developerto secure everything they build and run in the cloud. By leveraging generative AI with the new Amazon Q Developer plugin for Wiz, we can enable organizations to simplify security operations and bring it directlyWiz Cloud-Native Application Protection Platformdevelopers with a new Wiz plugin from Amazon Q Developer that brings the power of Wiz Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) directly to their AWS console. Amazon Q Developer helps builders with all ofWiz Security Graphgoal is to help organizations democratize security so they can innovate faster in the cloud. The Wiz Security Graph already simplifies cloud security and makes it more accessible to other teams developing in the

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