How secure are Docker containers?

Docker offers many advantages, simplifying both development and production environments. But there is still uncertainty around the security of containers. Ben Hall answers the question, How secure are Docker containers?, exploring Docker's security model, its limitations, and how to handle them.

Docker offers many advantages, simplifying both development and production environments. But there is still uncertainty around the security of containers. Drawing on his experience building Katacoda, a platform providing users with a sandboxed and personalized learning playground—with the side effect that they can execute malicious code and hack the system from inside the container—Ben Hall answers the question, How secure are Docker containers?, exploring Docker’s security model, its limitations, and how to handle them. Topics include: