Software containers have become increasingly popular. Many organizations have realized the benefits of containerization and how they are crucial for their business activities. Unfortunately, as it is the case of many technologies, security of these containers has been somehow neglected. This can be as a result of lack of understanding by security teams who fail to take note of these technologies and the issues that they bring with regard to security. To understand the areas that are most vulnerable, you must first understand how these containers operate.

It wasn’t long ago that organizations were scrambling to move to the cloud. Cloud adoption was a must and getting cloud services up and running was top priority. However, the biggest challenge today isn’t the adoption of the cloud, but the management of cloud expenses. Many teams and users of the cloud are often surprised when they see the size of their monthly spending. This is because the cost of cloud computing is so much different than on-premises data centers. On-premises data centers have a fixed capacity and costs, which leads to maximizing utilization. Cloud computing is charged per transaction and everyone involved needs to be vigilant in consuming as few resources as possible.