Cloud-Native Security
Open Policy Agent 101: A Beginner’s Guide
More than 90% of applications will be cloud-native by 2023. As organizations transition from monolithic, on-premises environments to dynamic cloud-based ones, ensuring access control becomes more critical—and complex. That’s why I co-created ...
Linux Kernel Bug Allows Kubernetes Container Escape
Hackers could exploit a Linux kernel bug to escape Kubernetes containers and access critical resources; however, the threat is minimized as any attacker needs to have the specific Linux capability CAP_SYS_ADMIN. The ...
The State of Policy Management In Kubernetes
Kubernetes is enabling powerful container orchestration capabilities for many organizations. But with this power comes great responsibility. Securing Kubernetes access is crucial to meet compliance requirements and avoid data leaks. And a ...
Securing Kubernetes at the Infrastructure Level
Infrastructure security is important to get right so that attacks can be prevented—or, in the case of a successful attack, damage can be minimized. It is especially important in a Kubernetes environment ...
Sysdig Report Reveals Container Security, Cost Issues
Sysdig, Inc. today published a report that finds, among other issues, 85% of the container images running in production environments contain at least one vulnerability. Three-quarters of those vulnerabilities (75%) are rated ...
High Availability for Containerized SQL Server in K8s
Containers have numerous benefits for IT operations. But when it comes to using containerized stateful workloads, such as Microsoft SQL Server, a key obstacle remains: Implementing high availability (HA). Kubernetes is well ...
Open Source NeuVector Container Security Platform Now Available
SUSE this week made good on a promise to open source the NeuVector container security platform it acquired last year. Sheng Liang, president of engineering and innovation for SUSE, says an open ...
Mirantis Container Image Registry Now Supports Any K8s Distro
Mirantis this week updated its private container image registry to enable it to be deployed on any distribution of Kubernetes. Previously, the Mirantis Secure Registry was only available for Mirantis Kubernetes Engine, ...
HUB Security Adds Docker Security to Encryption Platform
HUB Security has added a Docker Digital Twin platform that secures, authenticates and verifies traffic created by Docker containers running on an encrypted hardware platform. Noam Dror, vice president for worldwide solution ...
Auditing and Compliance in the Cloud-Native Era
Once upon a time, auditing and compliance were relatively straightforward—albeit tedious—tasks. Fast-forward to the cloud-native age in which we currently live and you’ll find the auditing and compliance landscape has changed dramatically ...
