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How isolation technologies are shaping the future of Kubernetes security
2024-10-28 05:30

In this Help Net Security interview, Emily Long, CEO at Edera, discusses the most common vulnerabilities in Kubernetes clusters and effective mitigation strategies. Long shares insights on...

Critical Kubernetes Image Builder Vulnerability Exposes Nodes to Root Access Risk
2024-10-17 05:18

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Kubernetes Image Builder that, if successfully exploited, could be abused to gain root access under certain circumstances. The vulnerability,...

Critical default credential in Kubernetes Image Builder allows SSH root access
2024-10-16 21:58

It's called leaving the door wide open – especially in Proxmox A critical bug in Kubernetes Image Builder could allow unauthorized SSH access to virtual machines (VMs) thanks to default...

Critical Kubernetes Image Builder flaw gives SSH root access to VMs
2024-10-16 16:58

A critical vulnerability in Kubernetes could allow unauthorized SSH access to a virtual machine running an image created with the Kubernetes Image Builder project. [...]

Strengthening Kubernetes security posture with these essential steps
2024-10-16 04:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Paolo Mainardi, CTO at SparkFabrik, discusses comprehensive strategies to secure Kubernetes environments from development through deployment. He focuses on...

Researchers Uncover TLS Bootstrap Attack on Azure Kubernetes Clusters
2024-08-20 09:36

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a security flaw impacting Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Services that, if successfully exploited, could allow an attacker to escalate their privileges and...

Portainer: Open-source Docker and Kubernetes management
2024-07-01 04:30

Portainer Community Edition is an open-source, lightweight service delivery platform for containerized applications. "I created Portainer, initially for my own needs. Back in 2016 I was operating a Public Cloud provider in Asia, and wanted to offer a Container as a Service solution to market. At the time, that meant Docker. There were no Cloud Provider management UI's for Docker then, so I created Portainer to act as such. In a way, Portainer enabled a domestic market version of AWS ECS before ECS was popular. However, Portainer quickly took on a life of its own. I open-sourced the UI, which was"discovered" and blogged about, and it took off.

Cryptojacking Campaign Targets Misconfigured Kubernetes Clusters
2024-06-12 13:42

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of an ongoing cryptojacking campaign targeting misconfigured Kubernetes clusters to mine Dero cryptocurrency. Cloud security firm Wiz, which shed light on the...

Hackers Exploit OpenMetadata Flaws to Mine Crypto on Kubernetes
2024-04-18 05:54

Threat actors are actively exploiting critical vulnerabilities in OpenMetadata to gain unauthorized access to Kubernetes workloads and leverage them for cryptocurrency mining activity. That's...

Hackers hijack OpenMetadata apps in Kubernetes cryptomining attacks
2024-04-17 21:01

In an ongoing Kubernetes cryptomining campaign, attackers target OpenMetadata workloads using critical remote code execution and authentication vulnerabilities. The security vulnerabilities exploited in these attacks were patched one month ago, on March 15, in OpenMedata versions 1.2.4 and 1.3.1.