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by devonkim 3981 days ago
It's quite possible but the most straightforward answer is somewhat ugly - install endpoint security in every container. For example, each container would need to have intrusion detection, iptables, etc. Other options would include having containers route traffic with a virtual LAN setup and you have a container whose function is to replace your usual network security appliances. And the irony is that shared services like that can be put into both control and data planes which is easy with hypervisors and software defined networking combined with storage fabric security. When it comes to security, you honestly should be securing things at every layer anyway, but in a lot of places I see people not bothering with iptables and delegating 80%+ of the security responsibilities to operations while application teams focus upon application security.