The Sysdig 2023 Cloud-Native Security and Usage Report analyzes real-world data from billions of containers and cloud accounts to identify key trends and issues in container usage and security. Key findings include: 87% of container images in production have critical vulnerabilities, emphasizing the need for enhanced runtime security despite the adoption of shift-left strategies. Despite a focus on zero trust, 90% of permissions granted are unused, indicating poor enforcement of least privilege access. Organizations face significant financial waste with 72% of containers living fewer than five minutes and substantial unused Kubernetes resources.

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