EPAM Partners with Wiz to Help Enterprises Reduce Cloud Risk and Strengthen Cyber Resilience
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EPAM (NYSE: EPAM) announced a partnership with Wiz, now part of Google Cloud, to help enterprises reduce cloud risk and improve cyber resilience across complex multi-cloud environments. EPAM joined the Wiz Partner Alliance, combining Wiz's AI Application Protection Platform with EPAM's AI-native engineering and cloud modernization capabilities.
According to EPAM, Wiz's context-based risk intelligence and Wiz Security Graph will be integrated into EPAM's modernization and security programs across Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft Azure and other clouds. EPAM and its White Hat unit will use Wiz findings plus Wiz AI agents (Red, Green, Blue) to move clients from risk visibility to prioritized remediation and sustained cyber resilience.
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The disclosure places EPAM’s Wiz relationship beyond a proposal: the company says implementation programs are already underway, while joining Wiz’s alliance expands that delivery to a broader set of cloud-transformation and security initiatives.
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Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 06 | Q2 earnings report | Positive | -15.3% | Q2 revenue, EPS and full-year guidance were reported; shares fell 15.29% over 24 hours. |
| Jul 28 | AI partnership | Positive | +6.6% | Joined OpenAI Partner Network and outlined enterprise AI implementation and certification plans. |
| Jul 06 | Earnings scheduling | Neutral | +3.1% | Set Q2 2026 earnings release and conference call for August 6. |
| Jun 30 | Industry recognition | Positive | -0.8% | Received 2026 Databricks AI Partner of the Year recognition at Data + AI Summit. |
| May 27 | Index reassignment | Negative | -0.3% | Moved from S&P 500 to S&P SmallCap 600 effective June 2. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Positive corporate announcements produced mixed reactions, including a 15.29% decline after Q2 earnings and a 6.62% gain after the OpenAI partnership.
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The partnership combines Wiz's production-grade cloud and AI security platform with EPAM's AI-native engineering and modernization capabilities to help organizations move from risk visibility to remediation across complex multi-cloud environments.
Learn more about EPAM's AI-Native Cyber Resilience Program
The partnership brings together Wiz's AI Application Protection Platform (AI-APP) with EPAM's AI-native engineering and cloud modernization capabilities. Together, Wiz's context-based risk intelligence and EPAM's engineering expertise will help organizations identify, prioritize and address critical risks across applications, infrastructure and operating environments, moving beyond risk detection to address root causes at enterprise scale.
"Cloud security does not end with identifying risk, as organizations need the engineering capability to act on that intelligence across complex applications and infrastructure," said Alexandros Katsioulis, Head of Alphabet Business and Google Global Business Group, EPAM. "By combining Wiz's contextual risk intelligence with EPAM's engineering and modernization expertise, we help clients address root causes, strengthen operational resilience and move forward with cloud and AI transformation more confidently."
Powered by the Wiz Security Graph, Wiz AI-APP provides a contextualized view of cloud assets, configurations, relationships and attack paths across code, cloud, runtime, AI applications, SaaS and custom-hosted environments. EPAM applies that intelligence within broader cloud modernization and security programs to help organizations operationalize a full cloud security loop across Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft Azure and other cloud environments.
The collaboration formalizes work already underway in the market, with EPAM delivering Wiz implementation programs for enterprise organizations across a range of industry verticals, including media and entertainment, transportation and logistics, life sciences and healthcare, financial services, automotive and retail and consumer goods. The expanded relationship as part of the Wiz Partner Alliance will bring that delivery experience across to a broader set of cloud transformation and security initiatives.
"With cloud and AI driving the next wave of enterprise innovation, Wiz is dedicated to helping organizations build fast without compromising security," said Nick Ross, VP of EMEA & LATAM Channels & Alliances at Wiz. "EPAM brings valuable expertise to the Wiz Partner Alliance, and together, we'll help ensure our customers can scale securely in the cloud."
As part of this approach, EPAM will leverage findings from the Wiz platform to inform application modernization, cloud architecture and remediation work. White Hat, an EPAM company, will add an offensive-security layer with defensive, offensive and incident response experts to assess whether identified weaknesses can be exploited, helping clients distinguish potential exposure from actual risks that require immediate engineering action.
"Security should not be measured by the number of vulnerabilities found. It should be measured by the reduction of exploitable risk," said Eugene Dzihanau, Head of Cybersecurity Practice, EPAM. "Wiz provides the system of record for security risk and EPAM provides the operating model that continuously drives that risk down. Together, we help clients move from visibility to remediation and from remediation to sustained cyber resilience."
Additionally, Wiz's AI agents extend the platform's established cloud security capabilities with an automated workflow layer that helps organizations accelerate key stages of the security lifecycle:
- Red Agent helps validate potentially exploitable paths across the external attack surface.
- Green Agent supports root-cause remediation.
- Blue Agent helps investigate runtime threats and assess potential impact.
Alongside implementing Wiz internally, EPAM will integrate these capabilities into broader engineering and modernization programs, helping organizations move more efficiently from risk evidence to corrective action.
"Identifying a vulnerability is not the same as proving that it can be exploited or containing an attack once someone has already exploited the vulnerability," said Aviv Srour, Head of Cyber Innovation, EPAM. "Wiz Red Agent brings an attacker's view of the external attack surface, while EPAM and White Hat bring the red team and incident response depth to validate it against real adversary tactics, techniques and procedures and strengthen cyber resilience for clients."
Learn more about EPAM's AI-Native Cyber Resilience Program and how to develop a cyber strategy for your organization today.
About EPAM Systems, Inc.
EPAM (NYSE:EPAM) is a global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, EPAM empowers organizations to become AI-Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments. Recognized by industry benchmarks and leading analysts as a leader in AI, EPAM delivers globally while engaging locally, making the future real for clients, partners, and employees.
We are proud to be recognized by Forbes, Glassdoor, Newsweek, Time Magazine, Great Place to Work and kununu as a Most Loved Workplace around the world.
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