The safeguards map / 4.1 Detection and intake
Falco
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A runtime security tool for Linux that watches kernel events against custom rules and alerts on abnormal behavior and potential threats.
Where it sits
4.1 Detection and intake (primary): Observes kernel events such as syscalls against rules the owner writes and raises alerts when it sees abnormal behavior, which is the point at which an incident becomes known.
It is designed to detect and alert on abnormal behavior and potential security threats in real-time.
captured
At its core, Falco is a kernel monitoring and detection agent that observes events, such as syscalls, based on custom rules.
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Facts
- Concern
- security
- Names the law
- no
- Subject
- software
- Used by
- those who run it
- Runs
- at runtime
Handoffs
None recorded. A mapped entry with no handoff is here for its foundation home.
Collector's note
Detects and alerts; it enforces nothing itself. No handoff format is named in the sources read, and the CNCF home gives it the mapped tier.
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