Repositories with Containers

Overview

The Repositories with Containers widget provides a count and list of repositories in your environment that contain container images. This information is critical for IT Operations (IT Ops) and Security Operations (Sec Ops) engineers to maintain visibility and control over their containerized assets.

Value for IT and Security Engineers

Security Perspective

• Improved Visibility: Ensures that Sec Ops engineers are aware of all repositories hosting container images, reducing the risk of unmanaged or unmonitored containers.

• Vulnerability Detection: Serves as a starting point to assess the security posture of repositories, enabling engineers to focus on those containing critical or vulnerable containers.

• Access Control Auditing: Identifies repositories with sensitive or high-risk containers, aiding in the enforcement of proper access controls and permissions.

Operational Perspective

• Repository Inventory Management: Helps IT Ops engineers maintain an accurate inventory of repositories tied to containerized applications, ensuring nothing is overlooked in operations.

• Optimization of Resources: Identifies repositories actively used for containerized workloads, helping optimize storage and compute resources.

• Tracking Containerization Adoption: Provides insights into the organization’s adoption of containerized workflows, aiding in planning and scaling infrastructure.

Use Case Scenarios

• Security Scans: Use the information to initiate vulnerability and compliance scans for all repositories containing containers.

• Access Reviews: Verify access permissions for repositories to ensure compliance with organizational security policies.

• Infrastructure Planning: Leverage insights to optimize resources for repositories that actively host container images.

By offering clear visibility into which repositories are hosting container images, this widget enables engineers to manage containerized infrastructure efficiently and securely, reducing risk while improving operational performance.