The very features of containers that make them so cost-effective and easy to use, also bring about a new set of security challenges. Containers are vulnerable to cyber attacks in three main ways:
This audience also cares about container security, which aims to address kernel exploits, breakouts, compromised secrets and poisoned images. Innovators to watch in this space include Scalock & Twistlock and of course, the big boys – Docker Content Trust and CoreOs Tectonic.