Container Security

Container security addresses the protection of containerized applications — software packaged in lightweight, portable units (containers) that run consistently across different computing environments. Container security covers the entire container lifecycle: securing container images, managing container registries, protecting the runtime environment, and monitoring container behavior.

Containers introduce unique security considerations including image vulnerabilities (using base images with known flaws), configuration risks (running containers with excessive privileges), and orchestration security (protecting the systems that manage containers, like Kubernetes).