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Cloud Native Software Security Handbook

You're reading from   Cloud Native Software Security Handbook Unleash the power of cloud native tools for robust security in modern applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837636983
Length 372 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mihir Shah Mihir Shah
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Understanding Cloud Native Technology and Security
2. Chapter 1: Foundations of Cloud Native FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Cloud Native Systems Security Management 4. Chapter 3: Cloud Native Application Security 5. Part 2: Implementing Security in Cloud Native Environments
6. Chapter 4: Building an AppSec Culture 7. Chapter 5: Threat Modeling for Cloud Native 8. Chapter 6: Securing the Infrastructure 9. Chapter 7: Cloud Security Operations 10. Chapter 8: DevSecOps Practices for Cloud Native 11. Part 3: Legal, Compliance, and Vendor Management
12. Chapter 9: Legal and Compliance 13. Chapter 10: Cloud Native Vendor Management and Security Certifications 14. Index 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Kubernetes threat matrix

When learning about the threat modeling process for cloud-native environments, it is important to learn about Kubernetes threats very closely; after all, Kubernetes is the most widely used vendor-agnostic cloud-native platform on the market today. With more and more companies transitioning into using Kubernetes as their cloud-native solution, attackers and security researchers have been trying to find novel attack vectors in compromising apps hosted in Kubernetes and, by extension, compromising the cluster itself.

In this section, we will use Microsoft’s Kubernetes threat matrix (https://microsoft.github.io/Threat-Matrix-for-Kubernetes/), as presented in the following screenshot, and will analyze the most infamous attack vectors that have been seen in the wild:

Figure 5.7 – Microsoft’s Kubernetes threat matrix

Figure 5.7 – Microsoft’s Kubernetes threat matrix

This threat matrix is inspired by the MITRE ATT&CK framework, a popular knowledge base and...

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