Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

August 2021

Sysdig and Apolicy: Automating cloud and Kubernetes security with IaC security and auto-remediation

Today, Sysdig has completed the acquisition of Apolicy to enable our customers to secure their infrastructure as code. I am very pleased to see the Apolicy team become part of the Sysdig family, bringing rich security DNA to our company.

THREAT ALERT: Crypto miner attack - Sysrv-Hello Botnet targeting WordPress pods

The Sysdig Security Research team has identified a Cryptominer attack hitting a Kubernetes pod running WordPress, related to the recent Botnet Sysrv-Hello. The goals of the attack were to control the pod, mine cryptocurrency, and replicate itself from the compromised system. In particular, the attackers targeted a misconfigured WordPress to perform initial access.

AWS GDPR compliance with Sysdig Secure

AWS GDPR compliance, privacy and personal data protection are one of the most common concerns among cloud teams that run workloads in the AWS Cloud. When thinking about the different mechanisms to protect privacy and gain trust from the users who utilize our services, Compliance is one of the words that comes to mind.