Shift-Left Security Integration: Automating Vulnerability Detection in Container Images

Abstract

Containerization completely changed the ways applications are being deployed and managed into an approach that is efficient and based on consistent delivery across various environments. It is true that as more containers are used, so do the requirements for strong security solutions. One of the crucial components of container Image security is identifying vulnerabilities in the images through automation.

Container images with all the required elements, including application code, dependencies, and runtime environment are the structural units of containerized applications. Such images are generally drawn from open or closed repositories, which can actually uncover applications to security flaws. Non-detected vulnerabilities in container images can result in extremely bad outcomes like data theft, system failure and service loss