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Learn Kubernetes Security

You're reading from   Learn Kubernetes Security Securely orchestrate, scale, and manage your microservices in Kubernetes deployments

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839216503
Length 330 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Pranjal Jumde Pranjal Jumde
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Kaizhe Huang Kaizhe Huang
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Introduction to Kubernetes
2. Chapter 1: Kubernetes Architecture FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Kubernetes Networking 4. Chapter 3: Threat Modeling 5. Chapter 4: Applying the Principle of Least Privilege in Kubernetes 6. Chapter 5: Configuring Kubernetes Security Boundaries 7. Section 2: Securing Kubernetes Deployments and Clusters
8. Chapter 6: Securing Cluster Components 9. Chapter 7: Authentication, Authorization, and Admission Control 10. Chapter 8: Securing Kubernetes Pods 11. Chapter 9: Image Scanning in DevOps Pipelines 12. Chapter 10: Real-Time Monitoring and Resource Management of a Kubernetes Cluster 13. Chapter 11: Defense in Depth 14. Section 3: Learning from Mistakes and Pitfalls
15. Chapter 12: Analyzing and Detecting Crypto-Mining Attacks 16. Chapter 13: Learning from Kubernetes CVEs 17. Assessments 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 10: Real-Time Monitoring and Resource Management of a Kubernetes Cluster

The availability of services is one of the critical components of the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA) triad. There have been many instances of malicious attackers using different techniques to disrupt the availability of services for users. Some of these attacks on critical infrastructure such as the electricity grid and banks have resulted in significant losses to the economy. One of the most significant attacks was an attack on Amazon AWS Route 53 infrastructure that resulted in the disruption of core IT services all over the world. To avoid such issues, infrastructure engineers monitor resource usage and application health in real time to ensure the availability of services offered by an organization. Real-time monitoring is often plugged into an alert system that notifies the stakeholders when symptoms of service disruption are observed.

In this chapter, we will look at how you...

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