SONATYPE SOLUTIONS
Container Security Solutions for Modern Development
Secure containerized applications at build time and throughout the software development lifecycle.
Secure Every Container for Fast, Smart Deployment
Modern organizations rely on containers to build, ship, and scale applications. But with speed comes risk. Strong container security is essential to mitigate vulnerabilities, enforce policies, and protect the software supply chain from development through production. And as more teams deploy AI models within containers, security tools must also help govern model usage and block malicious or compromised images before they cause harm.
Mitigate Your Risk with Container Security Solutions from Sonatype
Sonatype helps secure containers from the start — automating vulnerability detection, enforcing governance, and managing trusted container workflows across the SDLC. The result is faster innovation with built-in confidence and control.
Shift Left: Catch Container Risks Early
Sonatype Lifecycle scans containers for known vulnerabilities, policy violations, and license risks during development. Integrated into CI/CD platforms like GitHub and Jenkins, Sonatype Lifecycle identifies issues early, before containers reach production, ensuring only secure, compliant images move forward. This helps teams avoid costly rework and meet security standards from the start.
Stop Risky Components Before They Reach Your Containers
Sonatype Repository Firewall protects container pipelines by blocking malicious or vulnerable components and AI models before they’re ever downloaded. It acts as a gatekeeper at the perimeter, preventing risky dependencies from being included in containerized deployments or image registries.
Securely Manage Container Images
Nexus Repository offers a secure, scalable way to store and manage container images. It supports trusted component and AI model sourcing, integrates with container orchestration and CI/CD tools, and ensures teams are building with verified, compliant containers across the entire development lifecycle.
Proven Results to Secure Your Containerized Deployments
Sonatype delivers full-spectrum container security, helping teams build, store, and deploy containers safely.
Protect Your Containers From Code to Production
Implementing container security solutions help to safeguard applications from vulnerabilities and threats throughout their lifecycle. Sonatype helps you integrate security measures early and consistently to ensure resilient, compliant, and trustworthy deployments.
Scan Container Images
Continuously scan and test container images during development to reduce your risk.
Inspect Traffic on Containers
Layer 7 visibility detects zero-day attacks and insider threats that are missed by traditional defenses.
Block Vulnerable Images
Block vulnerable container images from progressing using automated policy enforcement.
Embed Security into CI/CD Pipelines
Reduce rework with Sonatype and secure containers in every CI/CD build stage.
Container Security for AI Models
Increase visibility and control over AI model use to mitigate risk exposure in your containers.
Automate Security Testing
Automate scanning, policy checks, and enforcement within your containerized development projects.
Trusted Container Security Starts Here
“Sonatype provided the tools and support we needed to streamline due diligence, reduce risk, and move forward with confidence.”
John Goodson
Senior VP of Products
“Sonatype specializes in streamlining component-based development so the quality is much higher. We can do our work faster and have full control. Plus our developers and architects really liked the fact they could be more secure and meet requirements without slowing down the development effort.”
Monika Liikamaa
Director of Crosskey Card Solutions
“Everybody loves the immediate visibility it provides them with regard to security and compliance or their component choices. They also love the immediate guidance it provides to alternative component versions when an initial choice is found to be out of compliance.”
Derek Evans
Director of DevOps
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is container security?
Containers allow teams to package applications and dependencies into lightweight, portable units that run consistently across environments, enabling faster development and scalability, but can introduce risk if not properly maintained. Organizations can apply tools and practices to protect containerized applications throughout their lifecycle with an effective container security strategy. Container security solutions help prevent vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and unauthorized access, ensuring containers remain reliable, compliant, and resilient from development through deployment in dynamic, cloud-native environments.
What is the importance of container protection in cloud environments?
Container protection secures your applications by detecting vulnerabilities, preventing unauthorized access, and stopping threats in real-time. Sonatype empowers teams with tools like advanced network traffic inspection and automated policy enforcement to ensure robust security from build to runtime.
How can container security solutions help secure my deployments?
Containers can quickly become at risk due to untrusted images, unchecked vulnerabilities, and inconsistent policies across teams. These issues can lead to exposure of sensitive data, compliance risks, and production downtime. Sonatype helps teams mitigate these risks by embedding security early, automating threat detection, and enforcing governance across containerized deployments.
Can container security solutions improve my cloud infrastructure?
Enhance security by embedding tools that scan, monitor, and enforce policies at every stage. Sonatype provides vulnerability scanning, runtime protection, and auto-learning systems to automatically detect risks and secure containers throughout their lifecycle.
How is container security different from virtual machine (VM) security?
Containers are lighter, share operating system kernels, and require unique security measures, unlike isolated VMs. Sonatype specializes in Layer 7 traffic inspection and behavior-based policy enforcement to address these container-specific vulnerabilities. Sonatype’s Layer 7 protocols go beyond IPtables and Level 3 or 4 data to protect development at the application level.
What container registries and orchestration platforms are supported?
Sonatype integrates with leading platforms including Docker, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, Rancher, Amazon ECS/EKS, Apache Mesos, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), IBM Cloud, and Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE). Our tools are designed to seamlessly complement your registry and orchestration tools, offering flexibility and wide compatibility.
Does Sonatype provide real-time network traffic inspection for running containers?
Yes, Sonatype offers Layer 7 traffic inspection to detect and prevent zero-day malware, tunneling, and insider attacks. This ensures your running containers are protected against advanced threats in real time.
Protect Your Containers
