# Sysdig

> Sysdig sells cloud security and monitoring software to enterprises. Its distinguishing approach uses live workload behavior, built on the open source Falco detection engine, to detect attacks and prioritize vulnerabilities alongside cloud posture, identity, and compliance controls. Its commercial products include Sysdig Secure, Sysdig Monitor, and Sysdig Secure AI.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Loris Degioanni (Founder and Chief Technology Officer)
- **Products:** Sysdig Secure, Sysdig Monitor, Falco, Open source sysdig, Sysdig Sage
- **Notable:** Created and open sourced Falco in 2016., Falco graduated within CNCF on February 29, 2024., Raised a $350 million Series G in December 2021; the announcement reported $744 million in cumulative funding.

## Products & services

- **Sysdig Secure** — Commercial CNAPP combining vulnerability management, cloud posture and permissions management, compliance, and runtime threat detection and response.
- **Sysdig Monitor** — Commercial monitoring for containers, Kubernetes, cloud services, and Prometheus, including troubleshooting and cost optimization.
- **Falco** — Open source runtime threat detection project created by Sysdig in 2016; now a CNCF graduated project with independent community governance.
- **Open source sysdig** — Linux system exploration and troubleshooting tool with container support and system-call capture.
- **Sysdig Sage** — Cloud-security AI assistant introduced in 2023; the August 2026 Secure AI announcement identifies it as the former name of the GenAI assistant.
- **Sysdig Headless Cloud Security** — Brings CNAPP intelligence into AI coding-agent workflows through skills, plug-ins, CLI, MCP services, and APIs.
- **Sysdig Secure AI** — Generally available August 4, 2026; adds agentic workflows, headless operation, and a GenAI assistant to Sysdig Secure.

## Achievements

- Created and open sourced Falco in 2016.
- Falco graduated within CNCF on February 29, 2024.
- Raised a $350 million Series G in December 2021; the announcement reported $744 million in cumulative funding.
- Introduced the 555 detection, triage, and response benchmark in 2023.
- Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Cloud Native Application Protection Solutions, Q1 2026, according to its October 2026 announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Appointed Teri Harrell Chief Human Resources Officer on October 14.
- **2026-09** — September 10 Secure release notes list security updates for Runtime Scanner and KSPM Collector.
- **2026-08** — Launched generally available Sysdig Secure AI on August 4, including agentic AI, headless security, and a GenAI assistant.
- **2026-06** — Appointed former Barracuda CEO Hatem Naguib Chief Executive Officer on June 16.
- **2026-05** — Announced headless cloud security for AI-agent workflows on May 6.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sysdig.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sysdig/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sysdig
- GitHub: https://github.com/draios
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sysdig
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Sysdig415/

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Last updated: 2026-10-17