Security within the development environment needs to be a top concern, as well as software problem areas or weak areas of entry for hackers and cyber criminals. Whenever a component is consumed, developers 100 percent need to ensure that the component is not going to be the source of a security breach, or vulnerability for customers and/or clients. Whether it’s Maven or NPM, things need to be scanned thoroughly for threats, and this goes for Docker images as well.
You may have or are considering Docker registry for production already. This is a pretty common thing nowadays, since Docker is one of the most popular automated container software tools available. But the fact remains, you need to be ready for threats. Docker, of course, is no exception. The containerized images have multiple layers for security issues and vulnerabilities to arise.
Let’s take a deeper look at the security needs you absolutely need to know about for your next project using Docker containerized images. Here we go!
The Development Environment Security Issues At Hand
There are a variety of security issues that exist in the development environment, exposing software and making it accessible to those who shouldn’t have access. These security risks and vulnerabilities can bring about unauthorized activity from people that otherwise should not have access. For example, SQL injection can cause database exposure to cyber criminals and hackers.
“SQL injection attacks pose a serious security threat to organizations,” By Paul Rubens of docker image security within development environment
