Why is Container Security trending for enterprises?

As new technology gets popular, all the emerging technologies get in the race to catch up and add new features. According to Gartner “Containers allow security teams to wrap security controls and features around an application, rather than forcing developers to build those features each time”.The same is the case with container security. When containers became popular, organizations deploying container services were left hanging with one question: whether their security solutions were enough for their needs or not. A dramatic shift in service management and security practices has led enterprises to shift from traditional methods to improving their security posture for better performance. 

Security is a critical aspect of a container. Centralized workloads were always a topic of discussion for potential security holes. But the advantages of using containers are broad and famous cloud platforms such as AZURE, AWS, and GCP use them, so they become a necessity more than a need. 

How do containers provide an edge to cloud security practices? 

A more logical approach reveals that container security can provide a potential security advantage if implemented with proper planning and well-managed deployment settings. Containers offer an intrinsic operational benefit and lead an efficient security posture. 

The weakest security link in a security chain is human behavior, so operational engineering that works manually is a potential vulnerability in many security systems. The same goes for on-premise infrastructures requiring humans to patch, update, and maintain servers. Cloud containers are introduced to skip these tedious tasks of long operational and engineering toil and debugging. Functions with high complexity are often left and lead to potential vulnerabilities. Containers are deployed remotely, updated automatically, and can be migrated to other networks smoothly. All this without any change in the underlying infrastructure.  

The benefits of containerization 

1. Applying a containerized system may have the following benefits: 

2. Easily managed with remote servers and portable to switch across different platforms and clouds. 

3. Containers deliver high utilization of all computing resources and increase efficiency using fewer resources than a virtual machine. 

4. It allows developers to achieve increased agility, allowing them to integrate actively with DevOps environments. 

5. We can use microservices to move monolithic applications to containerize architecture that assists development teams in creating new functionality to align with their development life cycle and scaling policies.  

6. Moreover, security is improved because the host system is isolated from the on-premise server. The scalability option for your application increases as the cloud promotes enhanced scalability options. Kubernetes and container security help you manage, install, and upgrade the process faster. 

Despite the challenges containers face, they offer numerous operational, development, and security returns, especially as traditional tools and methods are often unproductive and ineffective in today’s containerized world. However, committing to a new approach and implementing containers is risky. Cloud providers offer different paths to adopt containers; Slim teams can use accomplished services to outsource their on-premise operational burden, getting their applications deployed rapidly and securely. Larger groups and enterprises can build their infrastructure by utilizing highly scalable computing resources, using add-on and partner tools as needed.  

AlphaContainer 

After studying cloud-based built-in tools, we at Auxin have manufactured AlphaContainer. A software best suited for your cloud security and other security needs. The following criterion summarizes why we are the best at the game. 

We deploy a substantial container repository that promotes enhanced security. A significant edge that Auxin has over our competitors is that we scan agentless container vulnerabilities. Our mission was to have all this in one platform and deploy secure containers from code to runtime, and we delivered it with quality. We integrate the best solutions at the best price to minimize agent contact and eliminate cloud risk. We try our best to minimize false positives as much as we can and provide industry-specific scan and test results. AlphaContainers allows applications to scale more significantly without lowering their security. You can read more about Auxin and our services at auxin.io