Container security concerns worldwide 2019

Globally, 41 percent of respondents reported a container security concern referring to a lack of compliance certifications for containers and privacy violations resulting from shared resources in 2019. Generally, 96 percent of respondents reported some data security concerns with containers that refer to a wide variety of cases. Container technology refers to packaging an application with its dependencies so it can run isolated from other processes. As container technologies develop, anti-malware, digital signatures, and encryption become increasingly important solutions for organizations to employ.

Container technology security threats and concerns worldwide in 2019, by category

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Lack of compliance certifications for containers	41%
Privacy violations from using shared resources	40%
Security of data stored in containers	38%
Unauthorized access to containers	38%
Patching/updating containers	35%
Vulnerabilities in container images	34%
Lack of trust in container images produced by third parties	32%
Spread of malware among containers	31%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

November 2019

Number of respondents

1,723*

Special properties

Executives

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Respondents are executives with responsibility for or influence over IT and data security. Job titles ranged from C-level executives including CEO, CFO, CISO, chief data officer, chief data scientist, chief risk officer, SVP/VP, security analyst, IT administrator, security engineer, systems administrator.

Respondents mostly represented organizations ranging from 500 to 10,000 employees.

Organizations mostly represented industries in healthcare, financial services, technology, retail, and federal government.

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