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Container security scanning

Last updated : Nov 20, 2019
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Nov 2019
Adopt ? We feel strongly that the industry should be adopting these items. We use them when appropriate on our projects.

The continued adoption of containers for deployments, especially Docker, has made container security scanning a must-have technique and we've moved this technique into Adopt to reflect that. Specifically, containers introduced a new path for security issues; it's vital that you use tools to scan and check containers during deployment. We prefer using automated scanning tools that run as part of the deployment pipeline.

Apr 2019
Trial ? Worth pursuing. It is important to understand how to build up this capability. Enterprises should try this technology on a project that can handle the risk.

The container revolution around Docker has massively reduced the friction in moving applications between environments, fueling increased adoption of continuous delivery and continuous deployments. The latter, especially, has blown a rather large hole in the traditional controls over what can go to production. The technique of container security scanning is a necessary response to this threat vector. Tools in the build pipeline automatically check containers flowing through the pipeline against known vulnerabilities. Since our first mention of this technique, the tool landscape has matured and the technique has proven useful on development efforts with our clients.

Mar 2017
Assess ? Worth exploring with the goal of understanding how it will affect your enterprise.

The container revolution instigated by Docker has massively reduced the friction in moving applications between environments but at the same time has blown a rather large hole in the traditional controls over what can go to production. The technique of container security scanning is a necessary response to this threat vector. Docker now provides its own security scanning tools, as does CoreOS, and we've also had success with the CIS Security Benchmarks. Whichever approach you take, we believe the topic of automated container security validation is of high value and a necessary part of PaaS thinking.

Nov 2016
Assess ? Worth exploring with the goal of understanding how it will affect your enterprise.

The container revolution instigated by Docker has massively reduced the friction in moving applications between environments but at the same time has blown a rather large hole in the traditional controls over what can go to production. The technique of container security scanning is a necessary response to this threat vector. Docker now provides its own security scanning tools, as does CoreOS, and we’ve also had success with the CIS Security Benchmarks. Whichever approach you take, we believe the topic of automated container security validation is of high value and a necessary part of PaaS thinking.

Published : Nov 07, 2016

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