Docker imposes pull limits, downplays effect on users
Stricter enforcement comes as part of their effort to become financially viable.
Docker has announced that it is finally going to actually enforce container pull limits for non-paying users. The policy announcement came in a blog post by Docker VP of Products Donnie Berkholz.
The company will...
Docker and Amazon partner to accelerate application delivery
Docker has partnered with Amazon Web Services to increase application delivery speeds. The companies are offering a workflow with a more straightforward design, for developers who would like to use Docker Compose, to build apps that can run on Amazon Elastic Container Service and on Amazon ECS on A...
Docker instances hit by crypto-mining malware
Researchers of security specialist Aqua Security have found that hackers have been scanning Docker instances for possible unsecured API ports for several months now. When these are found, they are attacked, to then install new Kinsing crypto-mining malware.
Research by the security specialists h...
Aqua Security’s Trivy now scans multiple container platforms
Aqua Security, a startup for container security, indicates that its open source tool Trivy for scanning container images for vulnerabilities is now suitable for multiple container platforms. New additions include the Mirantis Docker Enterprise Platform and Harbor.
With the rise of containers, th...
Docker wants to solve more problems for developers
Docker has come up with a new strategic plan. With its services, the company wants to focus more on solving problems encountered by developers.
In a statement to TechCrunch, CEO Scott Johnston explains that Docker has been undergoing a lot of changes over the past period, something that includes...
Hackers mine Monero cryptic currency through Docker vulnerability
A group of hackers is scanning the entire Internet to find vulnerabilities in certain systems that use enterprise sandbox software. They then use the vulnerabilities to minimise cryptographic currency, in this case the Monero cryptographic currency.
According to security researchers at Bad Packe...
Docker makes Docker Enterprise 3.0 widely available
Docker has made the new version of its development platform for container applications widely available. The platform became available as a beta version in April.
Docker Enterprise 3.0 is an enterprise variant of the company's open source tools. The platform allows developers to build container-base...
Docker embraces Windows Subsystem for Linux 2
Docker has announced what the company's container technology will look like for developers working on Windows. Microsoft recently unveiled the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2), of which a preview version is now available.
WSL 2 has a different approach than the current WSl. WSL redirects syste...
Misconfigurations in root account of top 20 most common Docker containers
Sun 20 percent of the 1,000 most common Docker containers on the Docker Hub portal are affected by misconfiguration. This increases the chance that user systems are exposed to attacks under certain circumstances, according to Jerry Gamblin, principal security engineer at Kenna Security.
According to...
Docker unveils Docker Enterprise 3.0 and Docker Applications
Docker has announced that Enterprise 3.0 is available in public beta, writes Venturebeat. This version will be integrated with Docker Desktop, the development environment for building, testing and shipping containerized apps.
With enhanced automation tools, developers can provide image registries wi...
Docker: ‘Data 190,000 Hub users may have been stolen from a data breach’.
The data of 190,000 Hub users may have been stolen from a data breach, Docker warns in an email shared on Hacker News. According to the company, there has been "unauthorized access" to a database.
Docker Hub enables users to create, manage, download and distribute all kinds of Docker images. Docker...
Docker and Arm enter into strategic collaboration
Docker and Arm have entered into a strategic partnership. The collaboration must facilitate a seamless development on arm architecture and a smooth delivery of applications in the cloud, edge and Internet of Things. In addition, it must combine the simplicity and portability of Docker's container pl...