Best Practice for Securing Containerized Environments
Introduction
Containers are lightweight and portable software units that can run in a variety of computing environments. They can package an application with all of its dependencies, libraries, and even runtime tools. Containers are essentially used to allow developers to bundle their application and its dependencies so that they can operate consistently in diverse contexts. Containers provide separation for numerous applications, hence they are also deemed safe from a security standpoint. They have several advantages that make them popular among developers today, including efficiency, consistency, portability, scalability, and security.
Containers that are not appropriately secured can serve as entry points for threats into the application. Containers are constructed from images; if those images are susceptible, obsolete, or incorrectly configured, vulnerabilities are exploited, and the attacker has unauthorized access to the system or data. Aside from illegal access, containers have a number of other risks, such as malware injection.
Tools and technologies for container security
We are aware of the significance of containers; thus, let’s talk about some strategies that are essential for protecting the container from these security flaws.
