Container Vulnerability Assessment Simplified

We do not remediate but do provide explanation on how to remediate the Vulnerabilities. Fixing them is your responsibility.

A container vulnerability is a security flaw that can be exploited in the software that runs on a container. Containers are designed to be secure, but due to their open source nature and frequent updates, they are vulnerable to being exploited. Some of the most common container vulnerabilities include:

• Isolation Flaws
• Untrusted Containers
• Insecure Configuration of Components
• Broken Access Control
• Insufficient Authorization
• Host-side Vulnerabilities
• Lack of Runtime Security Monitoring
• Vulnerable Container Images
• Kernel-level Vulnerabilities
• Exposed and Compromised Secrets
• Insecure Inter-Container Communication
• Inadequate Container Encapsulation

In short, if you find yourself with a vulnerable container, there are a few things you can do. First, make sure the container has been updated. If it’s not, update it immediately. Then check your dependencies and make sure they’re up to date as well.

If that doesn’t work, you may have to rebuild your image from scratch using a new base image (one that is known to be secure). This is time consuming but could be necessary if there are too many vulnerabilities in your current image.

Finally, if none of these options work for you, then you may need to consider switching from Docker or another container system altogether.

The purpose of container vulnerability scanning is to identify and remediate vulnerabilities in containers. This is important because it allows Organizations to take a proactive approach to security by identifying and patching vulnerabilities before they are exploited by attackers. It also helps ensure that containers are used in a manner that is consistent with best practices.

One challenge is the sheer number of containers an Organisation has to scan. Because they’re so lightweight and portable, containers are rapidly becoming the standard way to manage software packages in production environments. This means that there are potentially hundreds or thousands of them running at any given time, which makes it difficult for vulnerability scans to keep up with them all.

Another challenge is that many container environments are made up of several different types of containers, each with their own unique vulnerabilities and configuration options. This makes it harder for vulnerability scanners to understand how each container works as well as what vulnerabilities it might have without actually interacting with it first (which would expose sensitive data).

Finally, because containers are portable across platforms, Organisations need a way to make sure their vulnerability scanning tools work on every platform their employees use—whether that’s Windows or Linux or MacOS—so that they can find vulnerabilities before hackers do!