Docker Security Fundamentals and Best Practices

Docker. You know it. You use it. You might well be confused by it. Is it Docker? Or is it docker? And why has Docker (or docker) taken a back seat to Kubernetes? There are so many questions regarding this technology. But one question that has been on the hearts and minds of many a container administrator is security. You might think that, given the isolated nature of containers, they’d be harmless. On certain levels that is the case. If a container is deployed correctly, it cannot access the deploying ecosystem. In theory. But, as we’ve all discovered in the realm of technology, where there’s a will there’s a way. Although you might fully understand how to deploy a containerized application and scale it out to meet the needs of your company, are you taking the necessary steps to ensure that application, and the hosting environment, is as secure as possible? What can you do? Listen as Jack Wallen discusses these topics with Scott McCarty, principal product manager for containers at Red Hat.