This course will get attendees jump-started with containers. The course will explain what containers are and the major use cases, with a focus on microservices. After an introductory talk, the majority of the course will be a series of instructor-led exercises designed to guide attendees through the basics of developing and deploying a container-based application.

Topics covered will include:

• An overview of what containers are
• The major use-cases for containers - How to run containers
• How to build your own images
• Working with Docker registries
• Deploying a complete system
• Data persistence (handling state with containers)

This course will explain how to secure a modern, microservice-based system. Attendees will start by running and hacking into a vulnerable system, before switching roles and using various Docker tools and features to protect the system. While the tutorial focuses on Docker, the patterns and information can help secure any production container system.

Topics covered will include:

• Creating and running a simple container-based service
• Switching roles to attack and compromise the service
• Looking at how to respond to an attack
• Investigating various ways to improve the security of the system, including scanning images for vulnerabilities and limiting the privileges of running containers