security
Black Duck: To Keep Containers Secure, Monitor Your App Code, Too
The key to keeping containers secure is to think about the software running inside them, not just the software that hosts them. That’s the message Black Duck Software is aiming to send ...
Anchore Adds Scanning to Container Navigation Service
One major advantage to containers is they make it possible for developers to package applications so they’re more productive. One major disadvantage is ensuring those containers comply with security policies. To help ...
Docker Takes on Secrets Management
The current general perception is that containers are less secure than legacy approaches to developing and deploying applications. Docker Inc. revealed it plans to make it obvious to all that containers are ...
Aqua Security Nanosegments Container Security
Most of the attention paid thus far to container security has been focused on scanning images for potential vulnerabilities. But there’s a world of difference between identifying vulnerabilities and being able to ...
NeuVector Debuts Docker Container Network Security Tool
NeuVector has become the newest entrant to the container security market with the launch of a platform that focuses on securing Docker containers at the network level, with behavioral learning built in ...
RunC Bug Highlights Docker Security Challenges, But It’s Not Fatal
It’s a Docker admin’s worst nightmare: An attacker compromises a container, then uses it to gain control of the entire host server. A newly discovered security vulnerability in runC enables just that ...
Virtuozzo Adds Encryption for OpenVZ System Containers
Virtuozzo has announced new security features for its OpenVZ system container platform, which now includes encryption for at-rest data. Virtuozzo develops a system container platform based on OpenVZ. System containers are designed ...
A Security Guy’s Top 10 Container Ecosystem Milestones
2016 was a big year for the virtual container space, and 2017 looks even more promising. The industry saw tremendous growth and continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Containers, being still ...
Trends that Will Shape the Container Ecosystem in 2017
Baked-in Swarm. Docker on Windows. Red Hat’s OCID fork-that’s-not-a-fork. These were the big container stories of 2016. What does 2017 hold in store for the container ecosystem? Here are some predictions. Perhaps ...
Reasons to Keep Using Virtual Machines Instead of Containers
You already know which advantages containers offer over virtual machines (VMs). But what do they do that containers can’t? Here’s a summary of the benefits. Some Docker fans would have you believe ...