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Wiz adds a managed runtime sensor add-on for GKE

cloud.google.com by Daniel L’Hommedieu, Shahar Yakov 6 min read Editor score 6/10

The preview add-on brings eBPF runtime detection to GKE with automated lifecycle management, credential handling, and fleet-wide governance. Platform and security teams can assess whether it reduces the operational burden of deploying runtime defenses across clusters.

What: Wiz Runtime Sensor is a managed GKE add-on, in preview, for eBPF runtime threat detection on Standard and Autopilot clusters.
How: GKE handles sensor deployment and lifecycle; Secret Manager sync supplies credentials directly to sensor pods, and key updates sync without restarts.
Why it matters: Managed deployment and centralized credentials reduce operational overhead and help platform teams govern runtime sensor coverage across fleets.

GKE retrieves credentials from Secret Manager and injects them into Runtime Sensor pods. Sketched from the article's own text.

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