Actionable Kubernetes Security Best Practices [Cheat Sheet]

Since we’ve already covered the essential Kubernetes security best practices in the CloudSec Academy, we’ve gone a step further and put together a cheat sheet
of some advanced steps you can take to safeguard your Kubernetes clusters.

In this 6 page cheat sheet we'll cover best practices in the following areas of Kubernetes:

  • Components

    • End-to-end TLS communications for etcd

    • Securing kubelets

    • Securing the API server via third-party authentication

  • Network security

    • Network policies

    • Monitoring traffic and communication

  • Pods

    • Admission controllers and validating admission policies

    • Process whitelisting


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