[By Ratan Tipirneni, President and CEO, Tigera]
Cloud computing and the use of cloud-native architectures enable unmatched performance, flexibility, velocity, and innovation. But as enterprises and small businesses increasingly use containers and distributed applications, threat actors are becoming increasingly sophisticated. For example, new Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack techniques have emerged that target cloud-native and Kubernetes-based applications. Recently disclosed security flaws discovered in Kubernetes could have been exploited to achieve remote code execution with elevated privileges on Windows endpoints within a cluster.
Doubling down on security has never been more critical as the threat landscape continues to worsen and evolve. Against this backdrop, Tigera polled more than 1,200 users of Calico Open Source, the most widely adopted container security and network solution, to gauge what capabilities IT professionals need for container security and networking.
Survey respondents, including those responsible for DevOps, architecture, or IT operation and infrastructure at their organizations, shared that they use Calico Open Source primarily for Kubernetes networking and security. The State of Calico Open Source: Usage & Adoption report revealed that the critical capabilities driving the adoption of container networking and security solutions include:
Poor network visibility in Kubernetes clusters and workloads can cause misconfigurations, which can lead to catastrophic consequences like ransomware attacks, exposure of sensitive data, denial of service (DoS) attacks, and unauthorized lateral movement. Another recent industry report, Red Hat’s State of Kubernetes Security, revealed that almost ha ..
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