What's new in Sysdig – October 2020

In October 2020, Sysdig announced several significant updates aimed at enhancing security and compliance for cloud-based environments. Key announcements included the integration of AWS CloudTrail and Fargate scanning support, which extends Sysdig Secure's capabilities for runtime security detection across AWS services. The release introduced an enhanced Vulnerability Exceptions Handling feature, providing more detailed context and lifecycle management for exceptions. Sysdig also launched a regulatory compliance validation engine, initially focusing on PCI-DSS, offering visibility into compliance status for containerized environments. Additional updates included enhancements to the Sysdig Secure Event Forwarder, Prometheus native service discovery, and automated Fargate image scanning using Sysdig's Inline Scanning capabilities. These developments are designed to bolster security, streamline compliance, and ensure comprehensive threat detection and management for users leveraging AWS and Kubernetes environments.