We’ve said it many times before, and for good reason: Cloud attacks happen in 10 minutes or less. It’s a reality that has reshaped how modern organizations should think about risk. Yet, many security teams still wait weeks — or even years — to fix vulnerabilities after they’re discovered. In fact, the average time to patch a vulnerability falls between 60 and 150 days, while attackers exploit them in just five. The math simply doesn’t work in defenders’ favor.
It’s not because they don’t care. It’s because they’re overwhelmed and often underinformed. Defenders are tasked with managing hundreds of thousands of vulnerabilities, usually with limited time, scarce resources, and not enough context to understand asset criticality or where sensitive data resides. These constraints make it difficult to present a compelling case to developers, who have competing priorities about what to fix first. In essence, it’s like directing a play from a script with missing pages and expecting actors to hit their marks.
To date, cybersecurity companies across the board, like Sysdig, have worked to solve this problem by helping organizations cut through the endless alert noise. And while prioritization certainly changed the game, it didn’t solve the problem. That’s because remediation is where risk reduction actually happens.
Today, Sysdig launched a major update to its vulnerability management solution that bridges the last mile between identification and action. With AI-powered guided remediation from Sysdig Sage™, security teams can focus on the fixes that deliver the greatest risk reduction as efficiently as possible. Through these new capabilities, Sysdig becomes the first to combine deep runtime insights with intelligent recommendations, empowering security and developers to not only understand their exposure but also act on it, fast. Customers using Sysdig have cut remediation time by more than 90%, a game-changer for staying ahead of threats.
Fix first, fix fast
Sysdig addresses the challenge of identifying the most effective solutions and driving resolution at the source with the introduction of recommended remediations: AI-powered actionable guidance that helps teams zero in on fast fixes that reduce the most risk.
Instead of leaving users to sort through findings individually, Sysdig identifies high-impact fixes directly within the platform experience, such as a patch that addresses CVEs across dozens of workloads without breaking a bunch of application dependencies. These aren’t just a long list of “critical” vulnerabilities; they’re prescriptive steps that reduce security-developer friction and provide a clear starting point. After all, vulnerability management isn’t about fixing everything — it’s about fixing what counts.
This remediation-centric focus sets Sysdig apart. By combining runtime insights with the power of Sysdig Sage, Sysdig not only prioritizes risk better than anyone else but also delivers the intelligence needed to resolve issues rapidly and at the source. While others focus on surface-level prioritization, Sysdig’s approach is built to drive measurable progress toward remediation goals — not just reclassify vulnerabilities.
Even the most precise fix can stall without the right process, so Sysdig builds in the workflows to keep the process moving, identifying owners and integrating with ticketing systems. Security can automatically assign issues to the right person, complete with next steps and insight into why they’re important, accelerating remediation.
These step-by-step recommendations close one of the biggest gaps in cloud security: the disconnect between security and development. Too often, security tasks arrive as unexpected blockers for developers, lacking context and disrupting development timelines. As a result, fixes are delayed or deprioritized, leaving critical issues unresolved. By aligning both sides around actionable guidance, Sysdig removes friction and ensures vulnerabilities are addressed faster and more effectively.
Let AI do the heavy lifting
Behind our recommendations is Sysdig Sage, our AI cloud security assistant. Sysdig Sage eliminates the need for manual research by automating the initial analysis and recommendation process. It simplifies remediation into structured instructions in natural language, so your team knows exactly what to do next.
And Sysdig Sage doesn’t just spit out generic suggestions — it provides context around why each fix matters and tailors recommendations to your environment, prioritizing based on potential impact. Drawing from a vast and continuously evolving knowledge base of thousands of CVEs and remediation strategies, Sysdig Sage quickly adapts to new vulnerabilities and empowers your team to act confidently, regardless of their experience level.
By analyzing complex data, identifying patterns, and guiding efforts toward the most effective fixes, Sysdig Sage accelerates action and cuts wasted time.
Remediate at the source with runtime context
Fixing the same vulnerability over and over again isn’t just frustrating for developers, it’s a waste of time. Yet without the right guidance, this is exactly what happens. With these updates, Sysdig helps users go beyond patching symptoms to address the root cause of risk.
Sysdig highlights the base images that contribute most to overall risk, analyzing factors like exploitability, privilege control failures, and whether a vulnerable package is actually in use. Within seconds, security teams get the runtime context they need, such as the source of a vulnerability, affected assets, and how it connects to other problems across your environment. With this clarity, they can quickly understand issues and fix them at the source to prevent them from resurfacing in future builds.
It’s a win-win for everyone. Developers spend less time applying repetitive patches, and security achieves long-term improvements in posture. By tackling problems with runtime context, organizations move beyond playing whack-a-mole to proactive defense, building a healthier, more sustainable security posture.
Security is measured by action, not alerts
At the end of the day, vulnerability management isn’t about how many issues you uncover — it’s about how effectively you reduce risk. While zero-days are certainly important to monitor, most exploits occur on known vulnerabilities, with fixes available for months or even years. Security teams aren’t evaluated by the number of critical vulnerabilities they identify, but by their ability to drive real, measurable outcomes. That means shifting from surfacing problems to resolving them at scale.
Prioritization remains critical because knowing what matters is essential to any successful security strategy. But without the ability to take action on that insight, even the best prioritization can only take you so far.
With this launch, Sysdig has made that next step real. We’re empowering security to work with developers and fix the right vulnerabilities faster and more confidently.
It’s time to stop chasing alerts and start resolving risk. Are you ready?
See our new release in action in the on-demand webinar, or read more about building a vulnerability management program the right way.