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ELI5: How does Wiz's 'agentless' model actually work for EC2 instances?

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(@lisaw)
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Hi everyone! I'm new to cloud security tools and keep seeing Wiz mentioned as "agentless" for AWS EC2. I get the basic idea – no software to install on the instances – but I'm fuzzy on the mechanics.

Could someone explain like I'm five *how* it actually sees what's running inside those VMs? For example, if I have a WordPress site on an EC2 instance, how does Wiz know about a vulnerable plugin without an agent? Really appreciate any simple examples! 😊



   
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