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Learning Kubernetes Security

You're reading from Learning Kubernetes Security A practical guide for secure and scalable containerized environments

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2025

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835886380

Length 390 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Concepts

Cloud Security

Author (1):

Raul Lapaz

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Kubernetes Architecture FREE CHAPTER

2. Kubernetes Networking

3. Threat Modeling

4. Applying the Principle of Least Privilege in Kubernetes

5. Configuring Kubernetes Security Boundaries

6. Securing Cluster Components

7. Authentication, Authorization, and Admission Control

8. Securing Pods

9. Shift Left (Scanning, SBOM, and CI/CD)

10. Real-Time Monitoring and Observability

11. Security Monitoring and Log Analysis

12. Defense in Depth

13. Kubernetes Vulnerabilities and Container Escapes

14. Third-Party Plugins for Securing Kubernetes

15. Other Books You May Enjoy

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16. Index

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Appendix: Enhancements in Kubernetes 1.30–1.33

Technical requirements

For the hands-on part of the book and to get some practice from the demos, scripts, and labs from the book, you will need a Linux environment with a Kubernetes cluster installed (better to use version 1.30 as a minimum). There are several options available for this. You can deploy a Kubernetes cluster on a local machine, cloud provider, or a managed Kubernetes cluster. Having at least two systems is highly recommended for high availability, but if this option is not possible, you can always install two nodes on one machine to simulate the latest. One master node and one worker node are recommended. One node only would also work for most of the exercises.

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Authors (1)

Raul Lapaz

Raul Lapaz

Raul Lapaz is a Cloud and Kubernetes security engineer at Roche with 25+ years in IT. He designs and deploys secure cloud/container environments for healthcare products on AWS. He has worked across Engineering, Ops, IR, and Pentesting, with a passion for testing Kubernetes clusters. He holds certs like CKS, CKA, GCIH, GCFA, GPEN, AWS Security, CEH, RHCE, and more. Raul also writes for top tech magazines like Audit & Security in his free time.

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