Recently, we have been facing a recurring problem related to cloud security – breaches based on credentials leak or breakage. Users tend to log into their accounts using a single factor system, such as a user and password combination. This introduces a single point of failure in your account’s security. Weeks ago, we read a tweet about a person dealing with a huge AWS bill due to a stolen key that was taken by attackers to use AWS Lambda functions for crypto mining.

Malicious Docker containers are a relatively new form of attack, taking advantage of an exposed Docker API or vulnerable host to do their evil plotting.​​ In this article, we will walk through the triage of a malicious image containing a previously undetected-in-VirusTotal (at the time of this writing) piece of malware! Leaving a Docker API endpoint exposed to the world can have a variety of negative consequences.

The “agents or no agents” debate is ancient and eternal. Every decade or so, we go through another round of “agents are terrible, let’s end them” and “we need more visibility and control to secure the system, maybe we’ll call it a ‘sensor’ this time.” We ultimately always land on the same conclusion. There are no silver bullets. Today, the debate is alive and well because cloud is the new frontier, so surely agents are dead this time?

One of the greatest challenges in cloud environments today is to ensure rapid development cycles while keeping up with security vulnerabilities. Sysdig and Snyk announced today a partnership to deliver integrated code to container runtime security that eliminates up to 95% of vulnerability alert noise, optimizes remediation, and protects runtime. Developers can be fast with security barriers removed, and yet without sacrificing security.

Most people are painfully aware that security breaches have increased in recent years, while at the same time becoming much more sophisticated in their approach. Additionally, ever-expanding application environments and continuously evolving workloads have created more opportunities than ever for attackers. What’s not so apparent to those outside of the tech bubble: The world is dangerously ill-equipped to handle the magnitude of these threats.

The benefits of cloud computing are causing the adoption of cloud services by companies of all sizes to increase each year. The reduction of operating costs, time to market, ease of use, and reliability are some of the most significant benefits. However, the shared responsibility model must be taken into consideration. Cloud breaches are already everywhere and it doesn’t look like they’re going to slow down anytime soon.

A new advisory from Qualys discloses a local privilege escalation bug in SUID-set program ‘pkexec’. The flaw has been designated the CVE ID of CVE-2021-4034 and nicknamed “pwnkit” by the vulnerability finders. The CVSSv3 base score is calculated to be a high 7.8 out of 10.0. The vulnerable program is a part of Polkit, which manages process privileges.

The fifth annual Sysdig Cloud-Native Security and Usage Report digs into how Sysdig customers of all sizes and industries are using and securing cloud and container environments. We examined the data and found some interesting trends this year that may help you as you work to develop best practices for securing and monitoring your cloud-native environments. This year’s report has new data on cloud security, container vulnerabilities, and Kubernetes capacity planning.