Mohammad-Ali A'râbi · Docker Captain & Author
Container Security
Practical books and hands-on workshops for securing Docker and Kubernetes. Learn to protect your software supply chain, from your first build to production.
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Books
Choose a practical security guide, a dark fantasy novel, or a comic book.
Black Forest Shadow
A dark fantasy novel set in 1865 — learn container security through an immersive narrative.
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Docker and Kubernetes Security
The comprehensive guide — supply chain to runtime, with TL;DRs, exercises, and CI/CD integration.
Black Forest Commandos
The comic book origin story — ten commandos securing Asgard against CVE monsters through an epic visual narrative.
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From the blog
Latest posts
November 13, 2026 · 4 min read
Black Forest Shadow 2.0: The Shadow ReturnsBlack Forest Shadow 2.0 expands to 194 full-color pages with three DLCs, Docker Sandboxes, SIP, and updated Docker and Kubernetes security lessons.
November 4, 2026 · 11 min read
Docker Security Dispatch — Issue 8: Two Shells, 17,000 CVEs, and No Time to Patch 🐚October brought PHP2Shell, Node2Shell, and a poisoned LiteLLM release. DSD 8 covers runtime patches, supply-chain defenses, and news from Freiburg.
October 22, 2026 · 7 min read
PHP2Shell to Node2Shell: Five Supply Chain Security ControlsPHP2Shell, Node2Shell, LiteLLM, and Shai-Hulud expose gaps in software trust. Apply five SIP controls to reduce exposure and contain damage.
Workshop Series
Help your team build and ship secure containers
Give your team hands-on practice generating SBOMs, verifying attestations, and hardening Docker builds—skills they can apply to their delivery pipelines.
Docker Commandos brings these controls to life through a story: your team joins the Black Forest Commandos to defend Asgard against CVE monsters.
Previous workshops
Dockerize Java Securely: SBOMs + Attestations + BakeWeAreDevelopers World Congress · Jul 2026→Java Supply Chain Security with DockerJCON Europe 2026 · Apr 2026→Docker Commandos v1.5Rabobank · Mar 2026→10 Docker CommandosJobRad GmbH · Sep 2025→Docker Deep Dive with a Docker CaptainWeAreDevelopers World Congress · Jul 2025→Recent Talks, Workshops & Interviews
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Photos from recent talks, workshops, interviews, and community events.
