How Runtime Insights Helps With Container Security
Sysdig, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
Runtime visibility distinguishes genuine threats from the volume of findings static scanning produces.
This post explains how runtime insights provide the visibility needed to identify genuine threats in containerized environments, reduce alert fatigue and prioritize response.
The underlying argument is that static container scanning reports every vulnerability present in an image regardless of whether the affected code ever executes, producing findings volumes that exceed any team's capacity.
Runtime observation of what actually runs narrows that list substantially. For teams drowning in image scan results, reachability is the filter that makes the backlog tractable.