Wazuh is an open-source security monitoring platform used for log analysis, endpoint telemetry, file integrity monitoring, vulnerability detection, threat detection, and compliance monitoring. Many teams use Wazuh as part of a SIEM or security operations program.
Wazuh is popular because it gives security teams a flexible way to collect and analyze security signals without relying entirely on closed vendor tooling.
What Wazuh does
Wazuh can help teams collect logs, monitor endpoints, detect suspicious activity, watch file changes, check compliance policies, and identify known vulnerabilities. It is often deployed with agents on endpoints and servers, with a central manager that collects and analyzes events.
Common use cases include:
- Endpoint monitoring
- File integrity monitoring
- Log analysis
- Vulnerability detection
- Compliance reporting
- Threat detection rules
- Integration with security dashboards and data stores
Wazuh and cloud security
Wazuh can collect signals from cloud workloads and infrastructure, but cloud security requires more than logs. Cloud environments also need resource inventory, IAM analysis, network exposure, Kubernetes context, cloud API activity, data access visibility, and attack path analysis.
That is why Wazuh is often complementary to a cloud security platform rather than a full replacement for one.
Wazuh vs CNAPP
Wazuh is a security monitoring and detection platform. CNAPP is a cloud-native application protection platform that combines cloud posture, workload security, identity risk, code security, vulnerability prioritization, and compliance.
The overlap is strongest around detection and monitoring. The difference is cloud context: a CNAPP is expected to understand cloud assets, permissions, relationships, exposure, and business impact.
How Wazuh fits with Cloudanix
Cloudanix can complement Wazuh-style security operations by adding cloud graph context, CNAPP controls, JIT access, CDR, attack path analysis, and evidence reporting. Teams can use Wazuh for endpoint and log monitoring while using Cloudanix to understand cloud-native risk and remediation priority.
Related pages include CDR, CNAPP+, Cloud Inventory, and Reports.
Frequently asked questions
Is Wazuh open source?
Yes. Wazuh is an open-source security monitoring platform.
Is Wazuh a SIEM?
Wazuh can be used as part of a SIEM-like monitoring stack, especially for log analysis, detection, and compliance use cases.
Does Wazuh replace CNAPP?
No. Wazuh provides useful monitoring capabilities, but CNAPP covers broader cloud posture, identity, workload, code, access, and attack-path workflows.
Why would a team use Wazuh with Cloudanix?
Wazuh can provide endpoint and log telemetry, while Cloudanix adds cloud-native graph context, JIT access, CNAPP controls, and compliance evidence.