--- title: "Tigera Closes Out 2023 with Significant Momentum for Calico as Demand for Container Security Accelerates" source: "https://www.tigera.io/blog/tigera-closes-out-2023-with-significant-momentum-for-calico-as-demand-for-container-security-accelerates/" --- [Company Blog](https://www.tigera.io/category/company-blog/) # Tigera Closes Out 2023 with Significant Momentum for Calico as Demand for Container Security Accelerates By [Laura Ferguson](https://www.tigera.io/blog/author/laura-ferguson/) on Dec 29, 2023 • 3 min read As 2023 comes to a close, we’re happy to report that we’ve had a successful year full of powerful product advancements and notable third-party recognition. ## Key product enhancements - **Plug-and-play [Runtime Threat Defense](https://www.tigera.io/news/tigera-introduces-calico-runtime-threat-defense-the-most-comprehensive-plug-and-play-defense-against-container-and-network-based-threats/) –** Combines signature and behavior-based threat detection to protect against both known and zero-day threats. Calico Runtime Threat Defense provides preconfigured threat detectors to detect most common MITRE attack techniques for container and network-based attacks. - **[Security Score and Recommended Actions](https://www.tigera.io/news/tigera-introduces-powerful-enhancements-to-calico-open-source-and-calico-cloud-to-elevate-security-scalability-and-performance/) –** Provides an unparalleled view of security risks, enabling enterprises to identify, prioritize and mitigate them swiftly. - **Streamlined autoscaling with Windows HostProcess Container –** Simplifies Kubernetes operations while saving time and resources. - **IPv6 support for eBPF –** Empowers enterprises to enhance the performance and scalability of their applications, ensuring they meet the demands of modern workloads. - **Calico cluster mesh for VxLAN –** Offers a scalable solution for multi-cluster deployments, enabling multi-cluster pod-to-pod connectivity and enhancing security and visibility. With these new enhancements, Calico is the industry’s most complete solution for securing and observing Kubernetes environments. ## User feedback Calico Open Source users represent a robust sample of IT professionals from across industries and use cases. We polled these users to better understand their needs and compiled the insights into our [State of Calico Open Source: Usage & Adoption Report](https://www.tigera.io/lp/calico-open-source-usage-adoption-2023/). Report highlights: - Calico Open Source is mainly used for Kubernetes networking and security - The top 3 Calico capabilities driving user adoption are its scalable networking, security policies and interoperability across different environments - Calico users are using a combination of data planes including eBPF, standard Linux and Windows - Calico policy creation and deployment is driven by the need for workload access control and secure egress access The Calico Open Source community has continued to thrive this year, taking advantage of the many workshops and training sessions hosted by Tigera for community members. As of today, the community is managing 8M+ nodes! In March 2024, the open source community can look forward to Tigera’s CalicoCon + Cloud-Native Security Summit, which will be timed to coincide with KubeCon Europe. ## Third-party recognition 2023 brought several accolades for Tigera. In April, we were recognized as a winner of the [Global Infosec Awards](https://www.tigera.io/news/tigera-named-winner-of-the-esteemed-global-infosec-awards-during-rsa-conference-2023/) for our transformative approach to container security. The award celebrated Calico’s focus on prevention and risk mitigation in containers and Kubernetes environments across build, deploy, and runtime stages. In November, Tigera achieved [Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Competency status](https://www.tigera.io/blog/tigera-has-achieved-aws-security-competency-status/#:~:text=We%27re%20happy%20to%20announce,achieve%20their%20cloud%20security%20goals.), a designation that recognizes the security capabilities of Calico Cloud in helping customers secure their AWS workloads. Tigera’s recognition across the industry highlights the effectiveness of our approach to container security and our commitment to continued innovation. ## Looking ahead to 2024 Tigera continued to set the standard in container networking and security in 2023. We are proud of our team for continuing to foster innovation and growth for our customers, and are entering the new year with a blueprint for continued success. As enterprise demand continues to grow, we look forward to bringing the capabilities of Tigera’s solutions to more enterprises in 2024! 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