Container Isolation: Is a Container a Security Boundary?

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CONTAINER SECURITY

Container Isolation: Is a Container a Security Boundary?

One of the fundamental questions in container security, since the early days of Docker, is whether a container constitutes a security boundary. In this first part of a two-blog discussion of containers and isolation, we take a look at the security boundary question, along with key examples. Part II will continue with the nuances of …

Taking IaC Security to the Next Level: Why TFsec Joined Aqua

Coming from a software engineering background, we built tfsec to help developers like us scan their infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates and prevent cloud misconfigurations from being deployed. Teams at the world’s leading organizations are now leveraging tfsec to “shift left” and introduce security earlier in the development cycle. When we were presented with the chance to …

RUNTIME SECURITY

Detect and Prevent Exploits in Runtime with Vulnerability Shielding

A single vulnerability in one of the code dependencies can put an entire application at risk, yet 48% of organizations knowingly push vulnerable code into production regularly. With a heavy reliance on open source software to build applications, patching a myriad of vulnerabilities has become an extremely hard and time-consuming task. It’s not always possible, …

CONTAINER SECURITY

Top 22 Docker Security Best Practices: Ultimate Guide

While Docker has become synonymous with containers, various container tools and platforms have emerged to make the process of developing and running containers more efficient. Still, a lot of the same principles around Docker security apply for protecting container-based applications built with other tools as well. We compiled 20 essential Docker security best practices into …

CONTAINER SECURITY

What’s New in the Docker and Kubernetes CIS Benchmarks

One of the challenges with container security and its standards is keeping current with new releases and products. New versions of the Docker and Kubernetes CIS Benchmarks were released recently to capture changes in the new versions of those projects, both to keep things current and to expand coverage to help people keep their environments …

SECURITY RESEARCH

Cloud Native Threat Report: How Quickly Will You Be Attacked?

The cloud native threat landscape is evolving fast, with 50% of vulnerable targets getting attacked within only one hour. While adversaries are constantly advancing their techniques to craft more sophisticated and targeted attacks, organizations are leaving themselves exposed. Aqua’s 2021 Cloud Native Threat Report analyzes attacks observed in the wild and identifies major trends in …

Provision Aqua on AWS CloudFormation Public Registry with IaC Automation

The availability of AWS CloudFormation Public Registry makes it possible to manage Aqua components using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) workflows just as easily as AWS resource types. You can now seamlessly automate how you deploy and update Aqua as native resource types across multiple accounts and regions.

SECURITY RESEARCH

Supply Chain Attacks and Cloud Native: What You Need to Know

The past couple of years have seen a rise in software supply chain attacks, with the most salient example being the Solarwinds attack. As production environments have gained multiple layers of protection, and much of the attention of security teams, malicious actors have set their sights on “poisoning the well”, i.e., target where applications are …

KUBERNETES SECURITY

Improving Kubernetes Security: Upgrade Clusters to Avoid Exposure

With the move to cloud native development comes potentially increased risk of services that are exposed to the Internet and can easily be discovered by attackers. When combined with the fast pace of change in Kubernetes versions, there’s real risk of being one vulnerability away from a security incident. Recently I carried out some research …

Automatically Secure Your CI/CD Pipelines Using Tracee GitHub Action

In my previous post, I covered how you can secure your CI/CD pipeline with Tracee from potentially malicious code executions. We’re now releasing Tracee GitHub Action, which makes using Tracee a plug-n-play experience and doesn’t require any prior knowledge of eBPF or Docker. We’re also introducing a new capability to profile the normal behavior of …

SECURITY RESEARCH

Mapping Risks and Threats in Kubernetes to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework

In April, MITRE published the ATT&CK matrix for Containers covering adversarial techniques that target container technologies. At Aqua, we were proud to support this effort by sharing our knowledge and helping refine and extend the matrix. As for the risks in Kubernetes, Microsoft created a framework for Azure-based environments (AKS), but what about vanilla K8s? …

SECURITY RESEARCH

Cloud Misconfigurations on the Rise: 2021 Cloud Security Report

Insufficient access restrictions, permissive storage policies, and publicly exposed assets are only a few of the mistakes companies make when configuring their cloud infrastructure. The scale of the problem is mind-blowing, with 90% of organizations being vulnerable to security breaches due to cloud misconfigurations. Aqua’s Cloud Security Report sheds light on the most common cloud …

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