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In-depth guides and analysis on containers from the Safeguard engineering team.

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Containers

Docker Image Scanning: How It Works and What It Finds

Scanners don't run your container — they unpack it. How docker image scanning inventories layers, matches CVEs, handles distro backports, and where it belongs in your pipeline.

Apr 20, 20266 min read
Containers

Docker Security Concerns: The Real List

Docker security concerns that actually cause incidents are narrower than most checklists suggest — root-by-default containers, exposed daemon sockets, and unpatched base images account for most real-world breaches.

Apr 20, 20265 min read
Containers

Docker Vulnerability News: What Recent Container CVEs Mean for You

Keeping up with Docker vulnerability news matters because container escapes turn a compromised app into a compromised host. Here is how to read the headlines and act on them.

Apr 20, 20266 min read
Containers

Kubernetes Ingress TLS: Setup, Certificates, and Common Mistakes

How Ingress TLS works in Kubernetes: terminating HTTPS at the ingress, wiring TLS secrets, automating certificates with cert-manager, and the mistakes that break it.

Apr 20, 20265 min read
Containers

Docker Images Format Explained: Layers, OCI, and Security

Understanding the Docker images format, from layers and manifests to the OCI spec, is the foundation for scanning, signing, and hardening what you ship.

Apr 19, 20266 min read
Containers

Choosing a Docker Security Tool: What Actually Matters

A Docker security tool scans images, configs, and running containers for risk. Here is what each category covers and how to pick one that fits your workflow.

Apr 18, 20266 min read
Containers

Dockerfile Best Practices: Security, Size, and Build Speed

Most Dockerfiles are copy-pasted from a tutorial and never revisited. Here's what actually shrinks image size, closes the common security holes, and speeds up rebuilds.

Apr 15, 20265 min read
Containers

Docker Laravel Security: Hardening Your PHP Container from Base Image to Runtime

A security-focused guide to running Laravel in Docker — non-root PHP-FPM, multi-stage builds, secret handling, and locking down the layers that leak.

Apr 15, 20266 min read
Containers

Tracking Kubernetes CVEs in 2026: A Practical Method

Kubernetes CVE news moves fast across control plane, kubelet, and CNI components — here's a repeatable method for tracking what actually applies to your cluster.

Apr 14, 20264 min read
Containers

Docker LABEL: A Security and Metadata Guide

How the Docker LABEL instruction works, the OCI annotation conventions worth adopting, and how good labels make image supply chains auditable.

Apr 13, 20265 min read
Containers

How to Pull and Secure a Node Image from Docker Hub

The official Docker Hub node image ships in several variants that differ wildly in size and CVE count. Here is how to pick one and lock it down.

Apr 9, 20266 min read
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k8s fsGroup: How Kubernetes Sets Volume Ownership Securely

What k8s fsGroup actually does to volume permissions, why it can wreck pod start times, and how to configure it without opening a privilege gap.

Apr 8, 20267 min read

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