To improve container security, the engineer should add the instruction "USER nonroot" to the Dockerfile. This change ensures that the container does not run as the root user, which reduces the risk of privilege escalation attacks. Running containers as a non-root user is a best practice for enhancing security in containerized environments.
Reference: CompTIA Cloud+ content includes security concerns, measures, and concepts for cloud operations, highlighting container security best practices such as running containers with least privilege to mitigate security risks.