Black Duck: To Keep Containers Secure, Monitor Your App Code, Too

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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 ...