CyberArk, a leader in identity security, announced a strategic partnership with Wiz, Decacorn's cloud security company, to improve enterprise multi-cloud security. This collaboration aims to address the increasing complexity of managing privileged access across scaled cloud environments, which represents a common challenge for companies working to scale their cloud infrastructure.
The integration of CyberArk's Identity Security Platform with Wiz's Cloud Security Platform will allow businesses to gain better visibility into privileged access across human and machine identities. The goal is to help companies manage security without hindering the speed and scale of cloud development efforts.
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Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport (left) and CyberArk Founder and Executive Chairman Udi Makadi.
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The move comes at a time when many organizations face increasing risks associated with the growing number of identities in multi-cloud environments. One major concern is the lack of visibility into how developers often grant themselves elevated access, which can lead to increased exposure and compliance challenges. According to Clarence Hinton, Chief Strategy Officer at CyberArk, this partnership seeks to address these vulnerabilities by improving the discovery and security of these identities, ensuring that every cloud identity is controlled through a “zero persistent privilege” approach.
By combining Wiz's expertise in detecting critical risks and misconfigured access with CyberArk's capabilities to enforce strict privilege controls, the two companies aim to provide a more comprehensive security solution. This integration allows organizations to quickly meet audit and compliance requirements while reducing the risk of unauthorized access.
This partnership is expected to benefit cloud native organizations that are increasingly operating in multi-cloud environments. Wiz's ability to analyze cloud entitlements will complement CyberArk's dynamic control of identities, helping companies securely scale their cloud operations.
The alliance also sees the two companies join their respective networks: CyberArk becomes part of the Wiz Integration Network (WIN), while Wiz will join CyberArk's C3 Alliance. These efforts reflect a broader trend in the cybersecurity industry where collaboration between different platforms and technologies is essential to addressing increasingly complex security challenges in the cloud.
