Docker reports increased pulls from Docker Hub
The number of pulls from Docker Hub in Q2 increased to 42 billion in Q2 of 2021. The sharp rise marks an increase of 12 billion from 30 billion pulls that Docker recorded in Q4 of 2020. In total, Docker claims the total number of pulls from Docker Hub now stands at 396 billion for all time as of Au...
Docker announces updates to tackle security and productivity issues
Docker unveiled Docker Development Environments, a new tool that enables developers to automatically create a virtual instance of their development environment that can be shared with other developers on the same team.
The company announced the product at the online DockerCon Live 2021 event on ...
Docker releases development tools for Apple M1 computers
Docker has made its development toolset Docker Desktop suitable for running natively on the M1 chip. This makes it possible to run Arm-based Docker images on the computers.
With Docker Desktop for Mac, developers can now build container images on the latest generation of macOS platforms that can...
TeamTNT Botnet aims to steal AWS and Docker Credentials
A crypto-mining botnet is using a malicious shell script to steal credentials not just for AWS but also Docker.
Analysts from security firm Trend Micro report that they've spotted a malware botnet that collects and steals Docker and AWS credentials. The discovery appeared in a report issued by T...
Docker runtime will soon stop working in Kubernetes
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation has announced that Kubernetes will soon drop support for the Docker runtime. Docker applications will continue to work, but some administrators will have to make changes.
The change was announced in the release notes of version 1.20 of Kubernetes. It reads: ...
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...