“Unified runtime visibility reveals whether vulnerabilities or misconfigurations are actually exploitable in your live environment,” Amiram Shachar, Co-Founder and CEO at Upwind told MSSP Alert.
“With Nyx’s function-level analysis, infrastructure risks are tied directly to the specific application execution paths that make them reachable. While traditional CNAPP tools may flag hundreds of theoretical issues, this approach isolates the few that are truly accessible in production. Security teams can then focus their efforts on what's most pressing.”
Bridging the Gap Between AppSec and Cloud Security
One of the more stubborn pain points in modern security operations is the lack of coordination between AppSec and cloud infrastructure teams. Upwind is trying to fix that by giving both sides a shared window into runtime behavior.“By combining Nyx’s application-layer runtime data with infrastructure-level insights in a single platform, AppSec and cloud security gain a shared view of the same evidence,” Shachar explained.
“Exploitable code vulnerabilities are linked directly to the infrastructure, identity, and runtime path that make them reachable. This shared visibility allows AppSec teams to fix the code while the cloud security team applies relevant controls, without any blind spots. It shortens handoffs and enables faster, more coordinated incident response.”
Why Runtime Is Becoming the New Baseline
Upwind isn’t positioning runtime as just a feature, it sees it as a shift in mindset for security teams and budget holders.“Function-level runtime visibility makes runtime security the definitive source of truth for understanding real exposure,” Shachar said.
“It shifts the conversation from theoretical vulnerabilities to what can actually be exploited, clarifying which risks are real and measurable. That enables security leaders to align budgets with controls that reduce risk in a tangible way. It also drives accountability, runtime data clarifies whether mitigations are working and whether risk is going down over time.”
