Tech riderRev. 29 Sept 2026
Wiz Defend
- 1Runs onWeb
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Cloud coveragehybrid
- 4Control-plane detectionYes
- 5Workload detectionYes
- 6Identity threat detectionYes
- 7Automated responseYes
- 8Container detectionYes
7 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: wiz.io

Overview
Wiz Defend is ranked #19 of 28 in container image scanning tools on Specifiction. It runs on Web.
Wiz Defend plans and pricing
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Facts
- Purpose
- Wiz Defend provides real-time threat detection, investigation, and response across cloud environments, including AI applications.wiz.io · 29 Sept 2026
- Threat context
- It combines runtime signals from the Wiz sensor, cloud and SaaS logs, and agentless risk context to investigate attack paths and potential blast radius.wiz.io · 29 Sept 2026
- Incident readiness
- It maps telemetry to MITRE ATT&CK and identifies coverage gaps before an incident.wiz.io · 29 Sept 2026
- AI threat investigation
- The Blue Agent automatically triages threats and provides an investigation and verdict for analyst review.wiz.io · 29 Sept 2026
- Response tools
- Wiz Defend supports cloud-native containment playbooks, root-cause analysis, source-code remediation, and response automation through Wiz Workflows.wiz.io · 29 Sept 2026
- AI runtime protection
- It detects AI-specific runtime threats such as prompt injection, model exfiltration, and MCP server attacks.wiz.io · 29 Sept 2026
- Sensor add-on
- The Wiz Sensor add-on provides runtime workload protection and monitoring for VMs, containerized environments, and serverless containers.wiz.io · 29 Sept 2026
- Kubernetes protection
- Runtime sensor capabilities include file integrity monitoring, drift detection, threat monitoring, and blocking on container hosts.wiz.io · 29 Sept 2026
- Integration
- Wiz Defend integrates with Google Security Operations so analysts can investigate threats in either platform, with threat status, severity, and comments syncing between them in real time.wiz.io · 29 Sept 2026
- Pricing
- Wiz publishes no fixed price for Wiz Defend on its pricing page and directs customers to request pricing; its licensing is modular and can be tailored to customer needs.wiz.io · 29 Sept 2026
- Security and compliance
- Wiz says it has recertified to ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, and ISO 27701, and makes SOC 2 Type II plus HIPAA and SOC 3 reports available through its Customer Trust Center.wiz.io · 29 Sept 2026
- Intended teams
- Wiz describes Wiz Defend as a cloud SecOps solution for SOC, threat intelligence, and incident response teams.wiz.io · 29 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2020wiz.io · 23 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- New York City, United Stateswiz.io · 23 Sept 2026
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Sources
- wiz.io/platform/wiz-defend· checked 29 Sept 2026
- wiz.io/blog/wiz-defend-and-google-security-ope· checked 29 Sept 2026
- wiz.io/pricing· checked 29 Sept 2026
- wiz.io/trust-center· checked 29 Sept 2026




