Think You Can Hack a Kubernetes Cluster? Here’s What to Look For.
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Summary
Misconfigured Kubernetes environments leave enterprises vulnerable to data breaches and cyber-attacks, as overprivileged access, misconfigured network policies and lateral movement threats can facilitate ease of movement for hackers and other malicious actors.
To combat this, security measures such as zero trust security, network policies and role-based access control (RBAC) can be employed, limiting access to the minimum level necessary for tasks and helping to provide a secure framework for Kubernetes environments.
To effectively secure Kubernetes workloads, network policies, zero trust security and the principle of least privilege should be implemented and adhered to.
Alongside this, organisations need to audit and monitor their RBAC policies on a regular basis to check for and address excessive privileges.
With the ever-increasing move to Kubernetes for deployment, securing workloads in containerised environments is essential to protect enterprises and their customers from data breaches and other malicious activity.