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Learn Kubernetes Security

Kubernetes is a widely used opensource orchestration platform for managing container applications. Developers are not yet aware of the pitfalls of a containerized environment. This book takes you through core security principles, best practices, and real-world use cases to learn mitigation or prevention strategies from known attacks and CVEs.

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Completion Time

11h

Language

English

About Book

Who Is This Book For?

This book is for security consultants, cloud administrators, system administrators, and DevOps engineers interested in securing their container deployments. If you're looking to secure your Kubernetes clusters and cloud-based deployments, you'll find this book useful. A basic understanding of cloud computing and containerization is necessary to make the most of this book.

Book content

chapters 11h total length

Kubernetes Architecture

Kubernetes Networking

Threat Modeling

Applying the Principle of Least Privilege in Kubernetes

Configuring Kubernetes Security Boundaries

Securing Cluster Components

Authentication, Authorization, and Admission Control

Securing Kubernetes Pods

Image Scanning in DevOps Pipelines

Real-Time Monitoring and Resource Management of a Kubernetes Cluster

Defense in Depth

Analyzing and Detecting Crypto-Mining Attacks

Learning from Kubernetes CVEs

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