Building Cloud Security Programs That Can Shift Left

Matt Preswick – Principal Solution Engineer at Wiz, discusses the importance of shifting security left in the development process, particularly in the context of modern cloud environments. He highlights how adopting practices like DevSecOps and security awareness can help organisations pragmatically secure their technology. Wiz helps organisations integrate security into the development process, making security part of the workflow without introducing friction. Wiz’s platform allows security to be embedded across multiple domains, providing unified risk assessments and remediation strategies, which help eliminate critical risks and enhance the development lifecycle.

The session emphasises that modern cloud environments and the continuous nature of development require a new approach to cyber security. Traditional vertical security tools for different parts of the system, such as code, secrets, or infrastructure, often lead to alert fatigue and fragmented team efforts. Instead, a horizontal, unified security approach that spans from code to runtime is proposed. By consolidating…