As DoD agencies accelerate cloud-native adoption under DOGE efficiency mandates, securing containerized workloads is essential to mission assurance. Learn why deployment-time scanning and admission controller enforcement are critical to reduce risk, meet compliance, and modernize security
Key takeaways:
- Deployment-time scanning ensures containers are evaluated in the context of the environment they’ll be running in, not just how they were built.
- Kubernetes admission controllers are a critical capability in deployment-time scanning. Admission controllers play a vital role in enforcing the strict runtime policies and compliance standards required in DoD environments.
- Purpose-built for highly secure environments, like classified or air-gapped networks, Tenable Enclave Security reduces cyber risk by helping agencies see the risk in every IT asset and container image. It’s also available as a fully managed service for agencies requiring FedRAMP High or Impact Level 5 authorization.
Modern defense operations increasingly rely on cloud-native applications and containerized workloads to accelerate mission delivery, support agile development, and enhance scalability. In the wake of efficiency mandates driven by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), cloud-native applications offer a foundation for accelerating innovation, increasing efficiency, optimizing costs, and modernizing federal infrastructure.
However, like many emerging technologies, container adoption brings new challenges, particularly for federal agencies. Containers move fast, change frequently, and introduce new risks that traditional security tools weren’t built to handle. When you add the burden of compliance requirements, classified workloads, and strict security protocols, adoption becomes significantly more complex.
For the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), these risks are more than just theoretical. A single misconfigured or vulnerable container image can create a foothold for adversaries to steal sensitive data, disrupt critical systems, or compromise national security across multiple running containers. As DoD agencies adopt DevSecOps practices and shift security left, it’s critical that they mature container security capabilities from static, point-in-time assessments to continuous protection across
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