Google's acquisition of Wiz, completed on March 11, signals a big change in how multicloud security is approached. For identity teams, the separation between identity security (“who”) and infrastructure posture (“what”) is becoming less distinct. 💡

Wiz’s agentless scanning across AWS, Azure, and GCP offers real-time insight into resource posture. When you bring together the "who" (identity signals from a platform like Okta) and the "what" (resource data from Wiz), security decisions become much more informed.

This integration shifts security from a reactive mode to a more proactive stance. It helps identify risky setups, such as a vulnerable VM paired with an admin service account, before these can be exploited.

As cloud providers continue to consolidate, having a neutral, cross-cloud IAM platform gains importance. Managing orchestration wisely is now an advantage, not an obstacle.

This marks a significant step forward for identity teams. It’s a strategic moment to incorporate infrastructure signals right into our access policies, increasing their intelligence and context-awareness.

Organisations that successfully combine specialist capabilities with platform security will set themselves apart. Building a strong security framework that supports ongoing innovation is key. 🚀

I’d be glad to connect and explore what this means for your multicloud approach!

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