Cloud security giant Wiz has officially entered the Indian market, setting its sights on the burgeoning demand for unified cloud security solutions. This move signals Wiz's commitment to supporting India's rapid digital transformation and securing its growing cloud infrastructure.
Wiz's entry into India comes at a crucial time, with organizations across the country increasingly embracing cloud technology to drive efficiency, modernize infrastructure, and foster innovation. However, this rapid adoption of cloud services has also brought about new and complex security challenges, creating a significant need for robust and comprehensive cloud security solutions. Wiz aims to address these challenges by providing a unified platform that offers complete visibility and context-aware risk detection across multi-cloud environments.
The Wiz Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) empowers development, security, and operations teams to secure everything they build and run in the cloud. The platform connects to every cloud environment, scans every layer, and covers every aspect of cloud security, including elements that normally require installing agents. Its comprehensive approach has all of these cloud security solutions built in. Wiz's agentless scanning technology allows organizations to gain complete visibility into their multi-cloud environment without disrupting business operations or impacting workload performance. This is achieved through API connectors that scan and take inventory of the entire cloud environment within minutes.
A key component of Wiz's platform is the Wiz Security Graph, which analyzes the relationships between technologies running in the cloud environment and uncovers the most critical pathways to a breach. This graph-based visualization helps security teams understand the interconnections between various cloud assets and prioritize remediation efforts based on the most critical risks. Wiz's platform also offers features such as cloud security posture management (CSPM), vulnerability management, secure cloud identities (CIEM), container and Kubernetes security, and data security (DSPM). These capabilities enable organizations to proactively reduce their attack surface, detect and respond to cloud threats in real-time, and ensure compliance with industry frameworks.
Wiz already has over 30 enterprise customers in India across various sectors, including financial services, ITeS, digital-native companies, pharma, and manufacturing. Its clients include investment bank Morgan Stanley, graphic design platform Canva, and communications firm Slack. These organizations are leveraging Wiz's platform to gain valuable insights into their cloud environments, identify and prioritize risks, and improve their overall security posture.
To further support its expansion in India, Wiz has appointed Anil Bhasin as its Area Vice President for India and SAARC. Bhasin brings over 30 years of experience in the tech industry and will be responsible for driving Wiz's business growth and building a world-class team in the region. In line with its commitment to the Indian market, Wiz launched a data center in Mumbai in October 2023. This data center allows customers to keep all their data within the region, maintaining 100% regional data locality and ensuring compliance with local regulations.
Wiz's entry into India is expected to intensify competition in the cloud security market, driving innovation and providing organizations with more options to secure their cloud environments. As businesses in India continue to embrace cloud technology, the demand for unified and comprehensive cloud security solutions like Wiz is poised to grow significantly.
