If you're just jumping into this series, you may want to start at the beginning:
Container Security Basics: Introduction
Container Security Basics: Pipeline
Container Security Basics: Orchestration
Container Secuirty Basicis: Workload
We’ve gone over a lot of material in this series of posts on container security and it’s time to kick back and summarize.
At this point, you’ve probably noticed some common security themes across this topic. While there are a number of security issues that are specific to containers – like those dealing with configuration and images – most of the basics for container security are techniques you’ve used elsewhere to secure traditional apps and infrastructure. Although the notion of a separate, isolated “management network” is largely disappearing, the use of strong credentials and least privilege security models is not.
We hope this series has been worth the time to read. We know there’s a lot more to cover when it comes to containers and security, but you have to start somewhere.
So, start with the basics. But most of all, start now if you haven’t. As Jordan says, “Customers don’t ask for security, they expect it.”
That’s true of any business, digital or physical. Customers expect security. Don’t disappoint them, and you’ll be on your way to success in this digital and increasingly containerized economy.
Stay safe.