diff --git a/grype/db/v6/data.go b/grype/db/v6/data.go
index 29019c7fdea..7fe2ef5d870 100644
--- a/grype/db/v6/data.go
+++ b/grype/db/v6/data.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func KnownOperatingSystemSpecifierOverrides() []OperatingSystemSpecifierOverride
 		{Alias: "alpine", VersionPattern: `.*_alpha.*`, ReplacementLabelVersion: strRef("edge"), Rolling: true},
 		{Alias: "wolfi", Rolling: true},
 		{Alias: "chainguard", Rolling: true},
+		{Alias: "secureos", Rolling: true},
 
 		// others
 		{Alias: "archlinux", Rolling: true},
diff --git a/grype/distro/distro_test.go b/grype/distro/distro_test.go
index 985234e6224..1f9adaede12 100644
--- a/grype/distro/distro_test.go
+++ b/grype/distro/distro_test.go
@@ -471,6 +471,11 @@ func Test_NewDistroFromRelease_Coverage(t *testing.T) {
 			Type:    Scientific,
 			Version: "6.10",
 		},
+		{
+			Name:    "test-fixtures/os/secureos",
+			Type:    SecureOS,
+			Version: "2025.09.09",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/grype/distro/test-fixtures/os/secureos/etc/os-release b/grype/distro/test-fixtures/os/secureos/etc/os-release
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4ca528bdfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grype/distro/test-fixtures/os/secureos/etc/os-release
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ID=secureos
+NAME="SecureOS"
+PRETTY_NAME="SecureOS (SecureBuild)"
+VERSION_ID="2025.09.09"
+HOME_URL="https://securebuild.com/"
diff --git a/grype/distro/type.go b/grype/distro/type.go
index f5bc039647e..9904123df57 100644
--- a/grype/distro/type.go
+++ b/grype/distro/type.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const (
 	MinimOS      Type = "minimos"
 	Raspbian     Type = "raspbian"
 	Scientific   Type = "scientific"
+	SecureOS     Type = "secureos"
 )
 
 // All contains all Linux distribution options
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ var All = []Type{
 	MinimOS,
 	Raspbian,
 	Scientific,
+	SecureOS,
 }
 
 // IDMapping maps a distro ID from the /etc/os-release (e.g. like "ubuntu") to a Distro type.
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ var IDMapping = map[string]Type{
 	"minimos":       MinimOS,
 	"raspbian":      Raspbian,
 	"scientific":    Scientific,
+	"secureos":      SecureOS,
 }
 
 // aliasTypes maps common aliases to their corresponding Type.