Container technology has been around in various shapes or forms for some time; however, the recent arrival of Docker, Garden and other providers of a lightweight option to virtualization has put the "container" buzzword on top of most DevOps' toolkits. As usual, what has been overlooked is security and potential issues that can come about as a result.
This presentation takes a closer look at a few of the more commonly used container technologies today, namely Docker and Warden/Garden, and the associated potential security issues.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand what containers are.
- Be familiar with potential security issues related to containers.
- Gain knowledge on how to use containers securely in an environment.