Ep. 239 Boosting Federal Cybersecurity with Agentless Observability

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AFCEA’S TechNet Cyber conference held in Baltimore, Maryland was the perfect opportunity to sit down with Bryan Rosensteel, Head of Public Sector Marketing at Wiz. 

Wiz is the “new kid on the block,” and it has had tremendous growth.  During the interview, Bryan Rosensteel shows how agentless approaches can improve visibility and assist with compliance. 

We all know how complexity has infiltrated federal technology.  We have the usual suspect of Cloud Service Providers, hybrid clouds, private clouds, and, if that was not complicated enough, alt-clouds.  As a result, it is almost impossible to get a “bird’s eye” visibility to provide cyber security.

Two main ways have been proposed to secure this much-desired system’s view.

Agent.  One approach is to put a bit of code on each device, called an “agent” method.  It is good for granular control, but can slow down a scan and must be maintained

Agentless.  Bryan Rosensteel from Wiz describes something called a “agentless” method to gain visibility into complex systems.  This method leverages infrastructure and protocols to accomplish the scanning objective much faster.

Bryan Rosensteel states that in a world of constant attacks, this faster method allows for rapid updates to threats.

Beyond better observation, an agentless method, like the one provided by Wiz, allows for compliance automation, continuous monitoring, and sets the groundwork for effective Zero Trust implementation.