When Is the Best Time to Catch a Security Issue in Code?

When is the Best Time to Identify a Code Security Vulnerability?

Is it before the commit? During the CI/CD pipeline? Or only after the resource has already reached production?

The answer, of course, is: As early as possible, and where it's still easy to fix.

The later a problem is discovered, the more time it takes to understand its origin, who is responsible for it, and how to fix it without impacting the environment.

Introducing Wiz Code's IDE Extension

Wiz Code's IDE Extension integrates security checks directly into the development environment where engineers are already writing code.

Instead of waiting for pipeline results or receiving a ticket from the security team post-deployment, developers can identify issues directly from their IDE:

• Secrets written in the code
• Vulnerabilities in direct and transitive dependencies
• Misconfigurations in Infrastructure as Code files
• Sensitive information found in the codebase
• Recommendations for remediation as part of the existing workflow

Beyond Early Detection: Code-to-Cloud Mapping

However, the value isn't limited to early detection. Through Wiz's Code-to-Cloud Mapping, you can link the code to the resources created from it after the build and deployment process, adding the context of the cloud environment to the findings.

This allows you to answer more significant questions:

• Has the code reached production?
• Is the resource created from it exposed to the internet?
• Is the vulnerability reachable or active at runtime?
• Which team is responsible for fixing it?

The result is a powerful connection between two worlds: developers receive findings where they can make changes, and security teams gain the necessary context for prioritization and defining guardrails.

Because Shift Left shouldn't just mean pushing more alerts to developers. The goal is to provide them with relevant information, in the right context, and at a stage where fixing the problem is still straightforward.