Farshad Abasi is an innovative technologist with over twenty years of experience in software design and development, network and system architecture, management, and technical instruction. With a keen interest in security from the start, he has become an expert in that aspect of computing and communication over the last decade. He is currently a partner at Mirai Security as well as the CTO/CISO at Machool Technologies. He spent the last decade as a senior member of HSBC Group's IT team with the most recent positions being the Principal Global Security Architect, and Head of T Security for the Canadian division. In addition, Farshad is continuing a fifteen year stint as an instructor at BCIT where he shares his passion for information and network security, helping others build a career in this exciting field. He is also the security correspondent for CFAX radio, BSides Vancouver/MARS core team member, a CISSP designate, and a UBC CS alumnus.

Topic: Do Containers fully ‘contain’ security issues? A closer look at Docker and Garden

Container technology has been around in various shapes or forms for sometime; however, the recent arrival of Docker, Garden and other providers of a lightweight option to virtualization has put the "container" buzzword on top of most DevOps' toolkits. As usual, what has been overlooked is security and potential issues that can come about as a result. This presentation takes a closer look at a few of the more commonly used container technologies today (Docker and Garden), associated potential security issues, and security best practices