✨Virtual machines provide the highest level of security by isolating untrusted code in separate VMs with their own kernels.
🐳Containers are a lightweight option for running untrusted code, but they share the same kernel and may have vulnerabilities.
🔒Additional isolation layers like Docker and gVisor help mitigate the risks of running untrusted code in containers.
⚡Firecracker is a microVM manager developed by AWS that offers lightweight virtualization for running untrusted code.
⏱️Startup time and resource usage should be considered when choosing the right tool for running untrusted code.