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Cloud security comparison

Secure.com vs Sysdig Secure

Sysdig Secure is a runtime-based CNAPP, built on Falco, that unifies prevention, detection, and response across cloud services. Secure.com is a team of AI Teammates that attacks, fixes, and responds under your approval.

Last reviewed: October 2026

  • Offense that proves risk
  • Whole-environment SOC
  • Human approval on every action
Executive summary

The short version

Choose Secure.com if you want AI Teammates that attack to prove what an attacker reaches, fix it under approval, and respond across your whole stack.

Key finding

Sysdig Secure is a runtime-based CNAPP built on Falco rules, covering posture, vulnerabilities, identities, and cloud detection and response across containers, Kubernetes, and cloud services, with Sysdig Sage as its AI analyst. Secure.com is a team of AI Teammates across offense and defense. The Red Teammate actively exploits to prove what an attacker reaches, and the Cloud, SOC, and AppSec Teammates fix and respond across your tools, every consequential action under your approval. In Secure.com's buyer research, grunt work surfaced in 10 of 14 interviews.

Your team sets the rules. The Teammate works inside them.

Who each option is for

Choose Secure.com if

  • You want offense that actively exploits to prove risk, not attack paths mapped from posture.
  • You want fixes executed under your approval, not prescriptive guidance your team carries out.
  • You want one team across offense and defense, with a SOC Teammate for your whole stack.

Choose Sysdig Secure if

  • You run heavily on containers and Kubernetes and want runtime detection built on Falco.
  • You want agentless posture plus a lightweight agent, including on-premises and air-gapped options.
  • You want an AI analyst, Sysdig Sage, to speed up cloud investigations.
Why the category falls short

Why runtime cloud security isn't the whole picture

Seeing what is actually running and catching cloud threats in real time is a genuine advantage, and Sysdig built its platform around it. But detection shows what is happening, and proving what an attacker reaches is a different job. The gaps show up fast.

  • Mapped paths, not active exploitation.

    An attack graph shows exploitable links between resources. It does not actively exploit them to prove what an attacker reaches.

  • Guidance still needs hands.

    Prescriptive fixes and guided response speed up the work. Your team still reviews each event and carries out the response.

  • The cloud is one part of the SOC.

    Cloud detection covers workloads and cloud services. Alerts from the rest of your stack still need a team to triage them.

  • Fixed is not the same as proven.

    A closed finding shows the work was done. Attacking it again shows the attacker path is actually gone.

AI Teammates attack your defenses, harden what they find, and hand your team back hundreds of hours every month.

The difference in practice

What gaps Secure.com fills

  1. Active exploitation, not mapped paths

    The Red Teammate exploits to prove what an attacker actually reaches. Sysdig's Cloud Attack Graph maps exploitable links across resources.

  2. Fixes executed under approval

    The Cloud Teammate executes governed fixes behind your approval gate. Sysdig provides prescriptive fixes and response actions your team runs.

  3. A SOC across your whole stack

    The SOC Teammate triages and responds across the tools you run, cloud included. Sysdig's detection centers on cloud, containers, and workloads.

  4. Retest by attacking again

    After a fix, the Red Teammate attacks again to prove the path is closed. Sysdig measures risk from posture and runtime signals.

  5. One team across offense and defense

    The Red, Cloud, SOC, and AppSec Teammates act on shared context. Sysdig Secure focuses on cloud and container defense.

Side by side

The full comparison

Three views: what each does, how each deploys, and where each fits. Every cell is a real sentence, not a checkmark.

Table A — By capability

Secure.com vs. Sysdig Secure — cloud security comparison (2026).

Evaluation layerSecure.com (AI Teammates)Sysdig Secure
CategoryA team of AI Teammates across offense and defense.A runtime-based CNAPP with cloud detection and response.
Core modelTeammates that validate, respond, harden, and fix under approval.Prevention, detection, and response built on runtime insights and Falco.
Relationship to your stackSits above your existing tools from any vendor.A platform you deploy, with an MCP server for the AI agents you already use.
Cloud postureThe Cloud Teammate hardens posture and fixes misconfigurations under approval.CSPM, CIEM, vulnerability management, IaC security, and DSPM.
OffenseThe Red Teammate actively exploits to prove what an attacker reaches.Cloud Attack Graph maps exploitable links and hidden attack paths.
Detection and responseThe SOC Teammate triages and responds across the tools you run.Real-time cloud and workload detection using drift control, ML, and Falco rules.
RemediationExecutes governed remediation behind an approval gate.Prescriptive fixes, plus response actions your team runs from the Events feed.
AIAI Teammates that do the work under the rules you set.Sysdig Sage, an agentic AI analyst for investigation and prioritization.
Data handlingCustomer data stays within your configured scope and policy boundaries.Sysdig's data-handling terms are not stated in its public materials at the time of review.

Table B — By deployment

Secure.com vs. Sysdig Secure — deployment and operating model (2026).

DimensionSecure.com (AI Teammates)Sysdig Secure
Deployment modelSits above your existing stack; no rip and replace.Agentless posture plus a lightweight agent for runtime; on-premises and air-gapped options.
Relationship to your toolsVendor-neutral; works with whatever cloud, EDR, and SIEM you run.Covers cloud services, Kubernetes, and third-party apps through its integrations.
Operating modelSelf operated, Expert Activation, or fully managed by Secure.com.Self operated by cloud security and platform teams, with Sysdig Sage assisting.
Time to first valueLive in days via Forward-Deployed Engineers for a guaranteed first value.Posture after connecting accounts; runtime follows agent rollout.
BreadthOffense plus defense across the SOC, Red, AppSec, and Cloud Teammates.Posture, vulnerabilities, identities, workloads, and cloud detection and response.
Pricing modelCustom quote through a sales conversation; start with one Teammate.No public pricing on the platform page.

Table C — By use case coverage

Secure.com vs. Sysdig Secure — use case coverage (2026).

Use caseSecure.com (AI Teammates)Sysdig Secure
Cloud postureThe Cloud Teammate hardens posture and fixes under approval.Yes. CSPM, CIEM, and vulnerability management.
Cloud detection and responseThe SOC Teammate responds across your whole environment, cloud included.Yes. Runtime cloud detection and response is its core.
Offensive validationYes. The Red Teammate actively exploits to prove real risk.Mapped attack paths, not active exploitation.
Retest after fixYes. The Red Teammate attacks again to prove the fix holds.Rescans posture and runtime signals.
Container and Kubernetes securityCovered by the Cloud Teammate as part of your cloud estate.Yes. Container and Kubernetes runtime security is a core strength.
Governed executionYes. Executes remediation and response behind an approval gate.Response actions run by your team after reviewing each event.

Add the team without rebuilding your stack

You don't replace your cloud security to start. You add one Teammate to the tools you already run and expand only once it earns the next step.

  1. Find the right starting point

    A security context discovery maps your environment and recommends the first Teammate to deploy.

  2. Reach first value with experts

    Expert Activation configures and tunes the first Teammate against a guaranteed time to value.

  3. Keep your stack

    200+ integrations mean no rip and replace of the SIEM, EDR, IAM, or cloud tools you already run.

  4. Expand when ready

    Add Teammates across offense and defense as trust and ROI are established.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Secure.com's Cloud Teammate act without human approval?
No. Every consequential action passes an approval gate you configure before it runs. Lower risk work proceeds within the policy you set. Nothing executes on the Teammate's judgment alone, and every action is logged.
How is this different from a cloud security platform?
A cloud security platform finds and detects cloud risk, and some now add AI analysts and guided response. Secure.com actively exploits to prove what an attacker reaches, executes fixes, and responds across your whole stack, under the approval rules you set.
Do we have to replace our current tools?
No. Secure.com sits above your existing stack through 200+ integrations across SIEM, EDR, IAM, cloud, and ticketing. You start with one Teammate on the tools you already run.

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Start with one Teammate on your existing stack. Attack, harden, prove, and retest, governed by your rules.

This comparison reflects publicly available information about Sysdig Secure as of October 2026. Secure.com is not affiliated with Sysdig. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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