ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies , vol.4, pp.364-382, 2023 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
The rising use of microservice-based software
deployment on the cloud leverages containerized software extensively.
The security of applications running inside containers, as well as the
container environment itself, are critical for infrastructure in cloud
settings and 5G. To address security concerns, research efforts have
been focused on container security with subfields such as intrusion
detection, malware detection and container placement strategies. These
security efforts are roughly divided into two categories: rule-based
approaches and machine learning that can respond to novel threats. In
this study, we survey the container security literature focusing on
approaches that leverage machine learning to address security
challenges.