Securing Infrastructure at the Speed of Development: Introducing StackGen's Integration with Wiz

Overview

In today's cloud-native world, development teams are moving faster than ever. Infrastructure provisioning that once took weeks now happens in minutes, thanks to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and AI-powered automation. But this velocity creates a critical challenge: how do you maintain robust security practices without becoming a bottleneck to innovation?

The statistics tell a sobering story. According to industry research, 73% of security breaches stem from infrastructure misconfigurations—not sophisticated attacks, but preventable mistakes in how cloud resources are configured. Traditional security approaches that catch these issues after deployment force teams into a painful choice: move fast and accept risk, or slow down for security reviews.

This is the security-speed paradox, and it's why we're excited to announce StackGen's integration with Wiz, bringing enterprise-grade security scanning directly into the infrastructure development lifecycle.

The Problem: Security That Arrives Too Late

Most organizations handle infrastructure security through post-deployment scanning. Security teams use Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) platforms like Wiz to identify vulnerabilities in production environments, then create tickets for remediation. While this catches problems eventually, it creates several challenges:

Delayed Feedback Loops: Developers learn about security issues days or weeks after writing the code, making fixes more time-consuming and context harder to recall.

Costly Remediation: Fixing security issues in production is exponentially more expensive than preventing them during development. Changes require coordination across teams, testing cycles, and careful deployment windows.

Friction Between Teams: The traditional model creates tension between security teams focused on compliance and development teams measured by delivery velocity.

Compliance Gaps: Organizations struggle to maintain continuous compliance when security checks happen after deployment, creating windows of exposure that auditors scrutinize.

The Solution: Shift-Left Security for Infrastructure

StackGen's integration with Wiz brings a fundamental shift in how organizations approach infrastructure security. Instead of waiting until resources are deployed to production, teams can now scan Terraform modules and infrastructure templates during development—catching vulnerabilities before a single resource is provisioned.

This "shift-left" approach embeds security directly into the workflows platform engineers and developers already use. When a platform engineer creates or updates a Terraform module in the StackGen catalog, Wiz policies automatically scan for violations. Developers viewing infrastructure options for their applications immediately see which modules are compliant and which have outstanding issues.

The integration addresses security at two critical levels:

Code-Level Violations: Wiz scans the actual Terraform code in your modules, identifying misconfigurations like S3 buckets without encryption, security groups with overly permissive rules, or databases exposed to the public internet. These structural issues get flagged before the code is even committed.

Variable-Level Violations: Many security issues only become apparent when you consider how Terraform variables are set. A module might be secure with default values but vulnerable when developers customize it. StackGen's Simulator UI lets developers test different variable configurations, with Wiz scanning each scenario to ensure compliance regardless of how the module is used.

How It Works: Security Integrated Into Daily Workflows

The integration is designed to be invisible when everything is secure and immediately helpful when issues need attention.

For platform engineers managing the module catalog, the StackGen interface displays a security summary for each Terraform module. Critical and high-severity violations are prominently displayed, making it easy to prioritize which modules need immediate attention. Engineers can drill into specific violations to understand the issue, see the affected code, and review Wiz's remediation guidance—all without leaving StackGen.

For developers building applications, security context appears automatically in their AppStack view. When selecting infrastructure modules for a new microservice, developers see which options are fully compliant versus which have pending violations. This transparency helps teams make informed decisions and understand the security implications of their infrastructure choices.

The integration leverages Wiz's existing policies and compliance frameworks. If your organization has already configured Wiz policies for SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or other regulatory requirements, those same rules apply to infrastructure modules in StackGen. There's no need to duplicate policy definitions or maintain separate security standards.

Real-World Impact: Measurable Security Improvements

Organizations adopting the StackGen-Wiz integration can expect significant improvements in their security posture:

• Up to 80% Reduction in Security Incidents: By catching misconfigurations during development rather than after deployment, organizations dramatically reduce the number of security issues reaching production.
• Up to 3x Faster Secure Infrastructure Deployment: When security scans happen during module development rather than after deployment, teams avoid the delays associated with post-production remediation cycles.
• Improved Compliance Coverage: Continuous scanning against regulatory frameworks ensures that infrastructure stays compliant, making audit preparation significantly easier.
• Better Developer Experience: Developers appreciate immediate feedback about security issues rather than discovering problems through after-the-fact tickets. This creates a culture where security becomes part of quality, not an external constraint.

The Broader Vision: AI-Powered Security Remediation

This integration represents the first step in a broader vision for AI-powered infrastructure security. StackGen's Aiden DevOps AI Agent already helps teams automate infrastructure provisioning, drift remediation, and compliance reporting. With Wiz integration, Aiden gains security context that will enable even more powerful workflows.

Future capabilities on the roadmap include automated violation remediation where Aiden can propose—and with appropriate approval, implement—fixes for common security issues. The AI agent will be able to explain security violations in natural language, helping developers understand not just what's wrong but why it matters and how to fix it. For complex security issues requiring architectural changes, Aiden will be able to recommend alternative module designs that achieve the same functionality while maintaining compliance.

Getting Started

The StackGen Wiz Integration available now to customers with active StackGen account and Wiz subscriptions. Setup is straightforward: connect your Wiz account to StackGen, and scans will automatically begin running against your module catalog. Existing Wiz policies and compliance frameworks immediately apply, with no additional configuration required.

For platform engineering teams, this means gaining instant visibility into the security posture of your infrastructure modules. For security teams, it means shifting enforcement earlier in the development lifecycle where it's most effective. For developers, it means building applications on infrastructure you can trust.

The future of infrastructure security isn't about choosing between speed and safety—it's about making security so seamless that it accelerates development rather than constraining it. By bringing together StackGen's infrastructure automation platform with Wiz's security intelligence, we're helping organizations achieve that future today.