Aqua News

Containers can amplify kernel threats by sharing the same kernel and host. Poor container maintenance can expose IT environments to a higher risk of penetration. And unverified container images can be an invitation to malicious actors. Many risks can be reduced, however, if security considerations are baked into the container development process and the responsibility …

Amir Jerbi, CTO at Aqua Security, suggests explaining cloud-native as an app for booking airline flights. “As a cloud-native app, our flight booking app can run equally well on [public clouds] or private infrastructure. We can also update very specific features, fix small bugs, [and other needs] only by swapping out specific microservices components, with no …

IT organizations that have embraced Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PKS) now can download container security software from Aqua Security to scan containers running on the platform-as-a-service (PaaS) environment for vulnerabilities. Now generally available on the Pivotal Network, Aqua Security for PKS automatically scan application or container artifacts for known vulnerabilities based on a security intelligence feeds.

In this DevOps Chat we sit down with Rani Osnat and Andy Feit of Aqua Security to discuss what is happening in the container security market. The entire container space is of course exploding with this year’s North American KubeCon in Seattle shaping up to be a blockbuster event (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america-2018/)

Collaboration Allows Pivotal Cloud Foundry Users to Leverage Aqua Security for Securing Applications from Development to Deployment Boston, MA, October 9, 2018 – Aqua Security today announced the general availability of Aqua Security for (PCF) as an integrated service for Pivotal Cloud Foundry® (PCF). Pivotal users can now download and install the Aqua Security for …

…Others have taken similar approaches as teething problems are uncovered during the ramp-up of Kubernetes deployments. For example, Aqua Security added more than 100 security features to it container runtime security platform. The security vendor said container adopters “are looking for ways to leverage Kubernetes to automate deployments and accelerate application delivery, at scale, without compromising on …

Kube-Bench enables organizations to quickly and easily secure their Kubernetes environments BOSTON, MA – September 28, 2018 – Aqua Security, a leading platform provider for securing container-based and cloud-native applications, today announced the editorial team at IDG’s InfoWorld has selected Aqua’s open source kube-bench as a winner of the annual InfoWorld Bossie Awards, which recognize …

It’s partnering with Aqua Security to add comprehensive, managed and pre-engineered security capabilities to Hitachi Enterprise Cloud (HEC) to provide complete visibility and control of container activity. They include run-time protection, encryption, vulnerability scanning and micro-segmentation to help customers enforce security policies and ensure regulatory compliance.