If there’s any lesson to be taken away from the recent DDoS attack on Dyn it’s that we are all under the constant threat of attack no matter how small or how big we are. Even the largest, most heavily defended service providers can be hacked. We probably hear about less than 1% of all the successful and unsuccessful attempts because …
By Fei Huang There’s been a lot of recent discussions online about container security, but most have focused on image scanning or the host and OS security. The lack of enterprise security tools for containers has caused people to focus too narrowly. It’s like the old saying “when all I have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Security …
We are all familiar by now with the promised benefits of deploying applications with Docker containers. These include: Significant scalability and agility improvements, Predictable performance and resource isolation, and Application portability and rapid deployment. However, as more companies move to deploy more business-critical applications using containers, it’s important not to reduce containers’ benefits by complex management and container security requirements. …
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on dabcc.com When deploying Docker containers into production here’s a frequently asked question: “Are the built-in security controls of Docker ‘good enough’ for my service?” There’s been quite a few posts recently assessing the security requirements for containerdeployments and taking a stand one way or another. A blog post on Docker’s blog asserts …
By Fei Huang, Co-Founder of NeuVector There are many benefits of containers which are driving the popularity of container platforms like Docker. It is easy to forget that container deployments are fairly new and the threats unknown. Like virtualization did, containers will bring a new set of risks, threats, and vulnerabilities to be assessed and mitigated. At NeuVector we’re developing …