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Sysdig Secure is the real-time cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) trusted by organizations of all sizes around the world.. Built by the creators of Falco and Wireshark, Sysdig uniquely delivers runtime-powered visibility and agentic AI to stop cloud attacks instantly, not after the damage is done. With Sysdig, you can: - Stop threats in 2 seconds and respond in minutes - Cut vulnerability noise by 95% with runtime prioritization - Detect real risk instantly across workloads, identities, and misconfigurations - Close permissions gaps in under 2 minutes Sysdig Secure consolidates CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, vulnerability management, and threat detection into a single open, real-time platform. Unlike other CNAPPs, Sysdig connects signals across runtime, identity, and posture to eliminate blind spots, reduce tool sprawl, and accelerate innovation without compromise. No guesswork. No black boxes. Just cloud security, the right way. Learn more at https://sysdig.com

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Prioritize and remediate the vulnerabilities that matter most based on in-use risk.

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Sysdig Threat Management cuts through alert noise by intelligently correlating related events and behaviors into unified, AI-enriched threats, streamlining investigation and response workflows.

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Detect threats in real time using runtime context for precise, high-fidelity alerts.

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Identify and reduce excessive permissions by mapping cloud identities to actual usage.

Visualize and prioritize attack paths by tracing how risks can be exploited from source to impact.

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Syed Shahid A.

SOC and Endpoint Lead

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/29/2026

"Excellent Real-Time Kubernetes Security Visibility and Threat Detection"

5/5

What do you like best about Sysdig Secure?

Sysdig Secure provides excellent real-time visibility into cloud-native and containerized environments, especially for Kubernetes workloads. Its runtime threat detection, vulnerability management, and compliance monitoring are highly effective for identifying and prioritizing real security risks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sysdig Secure?

While Sysdig Secure offers strong cloud-native security capabilities, the initial setup and configuration can be complex, especially for teams new to Kubernetes or container security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anil Z.

Director

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/3/2024

"Next-Level Threat Detection: Bridging Runtime Security with Compliance Excellence"

5/5

What do you like best about Sysdig Secure?

Top three capabilities with Sysdog Secure that we like:

1- Ease of integration with our AWS at the organization level using Terraform as a modular approach for CSPM, CIEM/CDR, Agentless VM for container & workload.

2- Runtime detection and alert workflow definition.

3- CWPP workload protection for Linux and EKS nodes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sysdig Secure?

The ability to run on-demand vulnerability assessment of the compute instance is missing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kapil S.

Senior Techno Commercial Consultant

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/15/2024

"Unified visibility across cloud, Kubernetes, and containers in multi-cloud environments."

5/5

What do you like best about Sysdig Secure?

Unified visibility across multicloud environments, Kubernetes cluster monitoring, and DevOps pipeline security—bringing container protection into a single platform. With seamless integration into AWS and Azure, we gain accurate asset visibility, real-time runtime threat detection, and actionable remediation guidance through Sysdig Sage AI, all while maintaining compliance at scale. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sysdig Secure?

Agentless Windows VM scanning is currently not available. Agent-based scanning is supported only for Windows Server 2019 and 2022. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prasanna G.

Software Test Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/26/2025

"Robust Security Insights with Clear Visualizations"

5/5

What do you like best about Sysdig Secure?

Sysdig Secure offers comprehensive visibility into container and Kubernetes security. I particularly appreciate its real-time threat detection and intuitive dashboards, which make complex security data more digestible—even for documentation and communication purposes. The integration with CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes environments is seamless, helping teams maintain a secure DevOps workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sysdig Secure?

While Sysdig Secure is feature-rich, the initial learning curve can be a bit steep for new users, especially those outside traditional DevSecOps roles. Some configuration options could be more user-friendly, and documentation sometimes lags behind new feature releases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sysdig Secure solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sysdig Secure addresses key challenges in container and Kubernetes security by providing deep visibility, runtime threat detection, and compliance enforcement. In my role as a Tech Writer, it helps me understand and document complex security workflows with clarity. The platform’s detailed security event data, visual insights, and audit trails make it easier to create accurate, user-friendly content. This not only supports internal teams but also enhances the quality of documentation for end users, improving knowledge transfer and reducing security misconfigurations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sahil p.

Information Security executive - RedTeam

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/15/2025

"Secure your container with sysdig secure"

5/5

What do you like best about Sysdig Secure?

The UI is very impressive and the correlation of the Sysdig's secure CNAPP is very good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sysdig Secure?

Nothing to dislike so far, We liked the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shantanu T.

SDE 3

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/3/2024

"Best all-in security platform out there"

5/5

What do you like best about Sysdig Secure?

We have been using sysdig secure for more than 2 months now and we have got significant visibility into our infrastructure on where it stands on different benchmarks. I liked the runtime threat detection and the vulnerability management feature of sysdig. The UI is fantastic and gives a clear picture of our infrastructure. It also provides support for creating custom policies to benchmark our infrastructure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sysdig Secure?

Filters can be more helpful on all dashboards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sysdig Secure solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sysdig secure is helping us solve the following problems:

1. Runtime threat detection: It captures the events on any malicious activity happening in our containers or nodes.

2.Vulnerability management: It helps us capture the vulnerabilities in the images which are pushed to our ecrs.

3. Compliance posture managemen: Helps us to improve score of different benchmarks like CIS EKS, SOC2 etc.

It gets easily integrate into pipelines where we use sysdig-cli to capture vulnerabilities in the image pushed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kapil S.

Sr. Solutions Consultant (Network Cloud Security)

Consulting

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/8/2025

"Enhancing Cloud Security with Real-time Threat Detection"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Sysdig Secure?

real-time visibility into cloud-native environments with robust runtime threat detection & prevention for containers and Kubernetes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sysdig Secure?

Good level of knowledge required to deploy and integration with current setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Faisal M.

General Manager, Offensive Security Research Product & Technology Division

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/7/2024

"Strengthening Cloud Security with Robust Detection, Remediation, and Reporting Features"

5/5

What do you like best about Sysdig Secure?

Top 3 features that I like most, they would be:

1- Supporting multicloud, containers and Kubernetes, and it easily integrates with other systems.

2- The ability to detect and respond to threats is quite advanced even for behavioral threats detection , file tampering, kernel level exploit and system compromise.

3 - If a user is compromised – flag that user; alert that user was compromised as well as redirect that user to remediate whatever change was made. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sysdig Secure?

Missing runtime detection in CSPM use cases, particularly for lateral movement within organizational accounts, especially in AWS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Sysdig Secure solving and how is that benefiting you?

1- Runtime security for both our on-premises open-source Kubernetes & managed Kubernetes running on AWS EKS and integrating security in DevOps.

2- Monitoring and security for Huawei EulerOS Linux and Red Hat OpenShift instances

3- CNAPP solutions across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI environments.

After introducing the Sysdig platform, which combines both monitoring and security, we were able to achieve our goals with a single solution. This consolidation allowed us to reduce the number of tools from seven to just two, streamlining operations while maintaining robust compliance checks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sahil P.

Application Security Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/24/2025

"Sysdig Secure: Enabling Exceptional Cloud and Container Posture"

5/5

What do you like best about Sysdig Secure?

SYSDIG CNAPP is a great value add tool for our organisations over, it helps to find vulnerable packages, images, cloud and container posture and runtime scanning. Overall UI and console added fruitful information to the ISMS cycle and helped to complete the compliance requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sysdig Secure?

As of now there is nothing that we as an organization don't like about the Product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nazmul K.

EVP & Head of Department, IT Governance, Product & Technology,

Financial Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/9/2024

"Runtime Threat Detection and In-Use Vulnerability Insights for Proactive Security Management"

5/5

What do you like best about Sysdig Secure?

1- Advanced Runtime Threat Detection & Prevention

2- Runtime Vulnerability Management that provide the actionable insights on vulnerable packages loaded in memory and the application stack, identifying exploitable and fixable vulnerabilities present for over XX days.

3- Proactive Threat Detection, Response, & Mitigation

4- Seamless Usability, Integration

5- Comprehensive Support from diffrent team like solution engineering, customer success, and professional services teams for smooth onboarding and implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sysdig Secure?

It’s not about dislike something in Sysdig secure. More about considering additional sources for log ingestion while reducing overhead. For example, VPC flow log ingestion can provide valuable inputs like port and IP address details. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.