8 Ways to Secure Your Microservices Architecture

Compared to monolithic applications, microservices are small, autonomous units that address individual functions and work with others to help an application function. Operating with these distributed components brings several benefits, but also its own unique set of security requirements. Instead of a single entry point, microservices offer dozens or even hundreds of potential points of vulnerability—and as such each one needs to be effectively secured in order for an application to operate effectively.

Securing your microservices comes down to implementing a series of best practices that make security an integral component to how your developer teams work—without compromising productivity.

Here are eight steps your teams can take to protect the integrity of your microservices architecture.