When to consider Kubernetes security posture management

Securely using Kubernetes to build, manage and automate application and infrastructure deployments is a growing challenge for security teams.

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• Dave Shackleford, TechTarget

The increased adoption of enterprise cloud computing has been accompanied by a corresponding growth in security posture assessment for cloud services and environments. Many operational and security posture management tools are now available, with some new variations of posture management in the works.

While highly complex, Kubernetes is an increasingly popular PaaS service. Kubernetes is used in production at 80% of organizations, according to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation's 2024 annual survey, up from 66% the previous year. With this many organizations using Kubernetes to build, manage and automate application and infrastructure deployments at all levels of scale, coupled with the platform's wide range of configuration options, it's no surprise that enterprise DevOps and cloud security teams are evaluating ...