Sysdig Named a Leader in CNAPP as Runtime Redefines Cloud Security in 2026

Committed to real-time, AI-powered cloud defense, Sysdig is recognized as a Leader in CNAPP by an industry-leading analyst firm

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sysdig today announced that it has been named a Leader in “The Forrester Wave: Cloud Native Application Protection Solutions, Q1 2026” report, earning the distinction alongside just two other companies. Out of 14 vendors evaluated, Sysdig was also one of only three cloud security providers rated above average for customer feedback, which Sysdig sees as a reflection of strong customer trust as organizations continue to realize increasing value from Sysdig’s runtime-powered platform.

Read “The Forrester Wave: Cloud Native Application Protection Solutions, Q1 2026” report here.

The Forrester report recognized that, “Sysdig’s formidable vision focuses on articulating and tracking business outcomes (application risk management) from code to cloud. The vendor’s roadmap includes connecting posture with vulnerability and runtime telemetry, role-specific workflows for admins and incident responders, and a semantic attack graph. Pricing flexibility and community strategies are also strengths…”

To stay ahead of modern threats, organizations need unified, real-time security. Unlike posture-first and point solutions, the Sysdig cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) was born in runtime and built on the deepest telemetry in the cloud. This empowers security teams to make the most informed decisions and take the most precise actions to reduce risk.

“We built Sysdig with the steadfast belief that runtime would decide the future of cloud security,” said Loris Degioanni, Founder and CTO of Sysdig. “In an AI-driven world where attacks can unfold in 10 minutes, understanding what’s running and acting with precision is the only way to defend the cloud. For us, Forrester’s recognition confirms what our customers already know: runtime wins.”

You can’t defend what you don’t understand

Early cloud security focused on posture, compliance, and static indicators of risk. That approach is no longer sufficient. Cloud environments are growing faster and more dynamic, fueled by the rapid rise of AI adoption and agentic coding. Kubernetes now runs 82% of AI workloads, up from 54% just two years ago, according to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. As attack surfaces expand and AI-assisted threats accelerate the pace of exploitation, cloud-native security demands real-time understanding and action. Sysdig sees the Forrester evaluation’s results as reinforcement of its long-held conviction that runtime insights are the foundation of effective cloud defense, enabling teams to cut through alert noise, understand true risk, and act with confidence across the application lifecycle.

“The industry used to say, ‘You can’t protect what you can’t see.’ But just seeing is no longer enough,” said Enrique Salem, Chairman at Sysdig. “In a threat landscape increasingly driven by AI, you can’t defend what you don’t understand. Security that can’t take action in real time has become irrelevant.”

As a trailblazer in real-time, AI-powered cloud defense, Sysdig delivers a complete CNAPP built on the truth of runtime. Sysdig Sage, the industry’s first agentic AI cloud security analyst, leverages Sysdig’s deep runtime telemetry to help teams focus on the risks that matter most, accelerate threat investigations, and take precise action across complex multi-cloud environments. To date, Sysdig Sage has helped users reduce mean time to respond by 76%, shrink exposure to critical vulnerabilities from days to minutes, and reclaim more than 80 hours per week previously lost to manual triage.

Resources

• Read “Sysdig named a Leader in the Forrester Wave: Cloud Native Application Protection Solutions, Q1 2026.”
• Learn more about the Sysdig CNAPP.
• Explore the power of AI-powered CNAPP with Sysdig Sage.
• Learn how real customers are reducing risk and taking action with Sysdig.

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About Sysdig

Sysdig delivers cloud security the right way with open innovation, agentic AI, and the uncompromising truth of runtime. In a world of black boxes and blind spots, Sysdig helps security and development teams prevent, detect, and respond to threats in the moment.

AI is only as powerful as the signals it receives, and Sysdig Sage – the first agentic AI analyst for cloud security – is fueled by the deepest runtime intelligence in the industry. It doesn’t just observe. It reasons and acts with the context, speed, and precision that modern teams need to build and defend innovation in real time. Founded by the creators of Falco and Wireshark, Sysdig is trusted by more than 60% of the Fortune 500 and is built for those who refuse to compromise on security.

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