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KUBERNETES SECURITY AUDIT

Kubernetes Security Audit

SecureandhardenyourKubernetesclusterswithacomprehensivesecurityauditalignedtoCISKubernetesBenchmark.

Overview

What Is a Kubernetes Security Audit?

A Kubernetes security audit is a comprehensive assessment of your Kubernetes (K8s) cluster configuration, runtime security, and operational practices. Our experts evaluate cluster architecture against the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark and real-world Kubernetes attack techniques to identify security misconfigurations, excessive permissions, and container escape paths that could allow an attacker to compromise workloads, exfiltrate data, or pivot across your cloud infrastructure.

Why Do You Need It?

Kubernetes introduces a complex and dynamic attack surface that traditional security testing does not cover. Default Kubernetes configurations are often overly permissive, RBAC policies accumulate excessive privileges over time, and container orchestration introduces unique security risks such as pod escape, secrets exposure, and supply chain attacks via compromised container images. A dedicated Kubernetes audit ensures your clusters are hardened against these threats and aligned with industry benchmarks and compliance frameworks.

CIS Kubernetes Benchmark alignment with every deviation clearly identified
Tighten RBAC and ServiceAccount privileges across the cluster
Test real container escape and pod-to-node paths safely
Free retesting within 30 days after fixes
Coverage

What We Audit

Our Kubernetes security audit covers the full Kubernetes cluster stack from control plane to workload runtime.

RBAC policies and service account permissions
Network policies and pod-to-pod communication controls
Pod security standards and security contexts
Secrets management and encryption at rest
Container escape & privilege escalation paths
Container image supply chain and registry security
API server configuration & admission controllers
Logging, monitoring, and audit trail completeness
Methodology

Our Methodology

A Kubernetes audit combines a passive configuration review against the CIS Benchmark with safe, hands-on Kubernetes attack simulation inside a dedicated namespace. We look at how the cluster is built, how restrictive RBAC policies really are, and how far a single compromised pod could actually get.

Scoping & Cluster Access

The Kubernetes cluster is mapped (how many nodes, which namespaces matter, whether it runs on EKS, AKS, GKE or self-hosted) and read-only access is defined and approved. For attack simulation a dedicated namespace is used so production workloads are never at risk.

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Process

Testing Lifecycle

Every Kubernetes engagement follows a standardized Kubernetes security audit process — scoping and access, CIS configuration review, RBAC and secrets deep-dive, in-cluster attack simulation, supply-chain and admission-control checks, and a CIS-mapped report followed by a free retest once fixes are implemented.

01Scoping & Cluster Access
02CIS Configuration Review
03RBAC & Secrets Deep-Dive
04In-Cluster Attack Simulation
05Supply Chain & Admission
06CIS-Mapped Report & Free Retest
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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