Security News > 2022 > July > Kubernetes security: Shift-left strategies and simplifying management
Kubernetes security is essentially a collection of techniques, strategies, and technologies created to protect the Kubernetes platform and the containers it handles.
Kubernetes security addresses three main concerns: the K8s API, best practices for pod container security, and the 4 C's of cloud-native security, namely container, cluster, code, and the cloud itself.
Although K8s security is mostly about cluster layer protection, it also seeks to attain end-to-end security.
Software engineer and tech entrepreneur Sylvain Kalache, for example, says that "Because of its declarative nature, Kubernetes is a great tool where a shift-left strategy can be implemented." Kubernetes security can be improved by moving the testing process earlier, towards the development stage.
It is not exactly the sole focus in making Kubernetes more secure, but applying it to K8s security has real benefits.
In conjunction with efforts to simplify Kubernetes management, organizations can make the most of K8s without the unwanted security vulnerabilities or weaknesses.