Falco's Journey to CNCF graduation

Falco, an open-source runtime security tool, has reached a significant milestone by graduating within the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) in February 2024, marking the culmination of a journey that began in 2018 when Sysdig contributed it to the CNCF. Originating from network packet analysis tools developed in the late 1990s, Falco was designed to address the limitations of traditional packet-based security tools in the context of modern cloud-native infrastructures. It utilizes the Linux kernel's system call layer and eBPF technology to provide detailed security detections, offering a unified view of threats across containers, control planes, and cloud services. Falco's development has been a collaborative effort involving a diverse community of developers, adopters, and the Linux kernel community, leading to its widespread adoption and validation in demanding scenarios. The project's graduation is a testament to open-source innovation and community collaboration, although the developers view it as just the beginning of further enhancements to ensure it remains lightweight and capable of detecting the latest threats.