Takeaways from KubeCon; the latest on Kubernetes and cloud native development

Extra Crunch offers members the opportunity to tune into conference calls led and moderated by the TechCrunch writers you read every day. This week, TechCrunch’s Frederic Lardinois and Ron Miller discuss major announcements that came out of the Linux Foundation’s European KubeCon/CloudNativeCon conference and discuss the future of Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. Nearly doubling in […] Continue reading Takeaways from KubeCon; the latest on Kubernetes and cloud native development

Automate the Freight: Shipping Containers Sorted by Robot Stevedores

Towering behemoths are prowling the docks of Auckland, New Zealand, in a neverending shuffle of shipping containers, stacking and unstacking them like so many out-sized LEGO bricks. And they’re doing it all without human guidance.
It’s hard to overstate the impact containerized cargo has had on the modern world. The

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Alpine Linux Docker Images Shipped for 3 Years with Root Accounts Unlocked

Alpine Linux Docker images available via the Docker Hub contained a critical flaw allowing attackers to authenticate on systems using the root user and no password. Continue reading Alpine Linux Docker Images Shipped for 3 Years with Root Accounts Unlocked

Google expands its container service with GKE Advanced

With its Kuberntes Engine (GKE), Google Cloud Google has long offered a managed service for running containers on its platform. Kubernetes users tend to have a variety of needs, but so far, Google only offered a single tier of GKE that wasn’t necessarily geared toward the high-end enterprise users the company is trying to woo. […] Continue reading Google expands its container service with GKE Advanced

Do systemd-nspawn containers provide the same security guarantees as FreeBSD jails?

I am evaluating the systemd-nspawn containers security and would like to know if the systemd-nspawn containers provide the same security guarantees as FreeBSD jails?

Specially, can an attacker escape from the container or manipulate the h… Continue reading Do systemd-nspawn containers provide the same security guarantees as FreeBSD jails?