Hello and welcome to this course which will focus on Container Security and will provide an introduction to what container security is, areas that we need to focus on when working with container security, and how it differs from other security services and procedures.

Before we start this course I would like to introduce myself, my name is Stuart Scott, I am one of the trainers here at Cloud Academy, specializing in AWS (Amazon Web Services). Feel free to contact me with any questions using the details shown on the screen, alternatively, you can always get in touch with us here at Cloud Academy by sending an email to support@cloudacademy.com.

This course has been designed for anyone who works with containers or with container services. The concepts covered in this course are applicable to both public and private cloud environments.

Characteristics of Container Security - This lecture will look at some of the main points of interest when controlling security surrounding Container architecture
Container Security at Scale - Here I explain the importance of using automation and toolsets to help you maintain security at scale for your container environment

This course has the following objectives, and on completion of this course you will be able to:

Recognize and explain characteristics of container security
Recognize and explain the importance of building container security at scale

While it is not a prerequisite, you will benefit from being able to recognize and explain the following cloud concepts before starting this course.

Container infrastructure and services.
An understanding of the DevOps methodology.
Principles of cloud security.
Security roles and policies.

If you are new to cloud computing we recommend completing the ‘What is Cloud Computing?’ course to gain a basic understanding of cloud computing concepts before completing this course. And you can find it using the following link as shown on screen.

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That brings me to the end of this lecture, coming up next I shall be looking at the characteristics of container security.