The Forrester Wave™ Proactive Security Platforms, Q3 2026
Wiz Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™ Proactive Security Platforms, Q3 2026
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Key Takeaways
- The Forrester Wave™ evaluationRead what companies fall under the Leaders, Strong Performers, and Contenders categories.
- The rise of proactive security platformsWhy ASM and vulnerability management are converging to deliver unified exposure context
- Reimagining remediation and AI workflowsHow vendors use security graphs and AI to move from passive alerts to active mitigation
In The Forrester Wave™: Proactive Security Platforms, Q3 2026, Wiz was named a Leader and received the highest possible score (5/5) in 6 of 15 Current Offering criteria, including cloud visibility and exposure, application visibility and exposure, exposure validation, security controls, remediation augmentation/decisioning, and platform cohesion.
What is a proactive security platform?
Forrester defines a proactive security platform as: “A platform that consolidates assets and exposures with an organizational perspective, prioritizes optimal remediations, and augments and orchestrates remediation processes” (Nost, 2025).
How did Wiz score as a Leader in Proactive Security Platforms?
Wiz was recognized as a Leader after receiving the maximum score of 5 out of 5 across eight evaluation criteria. In addition, Wiz is the only vendor in the evaluation to achieve a 5 score in all three of the following criteria: Cloud Visibility and Exposure, Application Visibility and Exposure, and Remediation Augmentation and Decisioning.
Report Author: Erik Nost, Principal Analyst
Contributors: Merritt Maxim, Angela Lozada, and Christine Turley
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Nost, E. (2025, November 13). Proactive security platforms will cumulate visibility, prioritization, and remediation. Forrester Blogs. https://www.forrester.com/blogs/proactive-security-platforms-will-cumulate-visibility-prioritization-and-remediation/
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