Tag: cloud native

  • Azure Kubernetes Service with Notary and Ratify

    Introduction Azure Kubernetes Service while having many additions and capabilities continues to implement more native security controls and recently announced the use of signed images with leveraging the open-source project Ratify for a parameter known as ImageIntegrity. This is not only a step-forward of first party native capabilities but also a guard-rail that extends the…

  • Wazuh on Kubernetes

    Wazuh is a open-source XDR and SIEM with cloud workload protection in this blog post we are covering the kubernetes deployment of resources for Wazuh in a cluster. For starters we are going to need to clone our repo to follow along mind you I’m hosting this in AKS. For clusters involving EKS in the…

  • Paralus Secure Kubernetes Access in AKS

    Introduction Paralus is a CNCF project in sandbox status that I’ve sat through a series of use cases in the Cloud Native Security Conference a good while back and felt like this deserved more attention for areas of focus that many organizations are struggling with providing remote access to clusters securely without running up costs…

  • Conftest in Terraform in Action

    Introduction In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, ensuring the security and compliance of infrastructure has become paramount. Open Policy Agent (OPA) is a CNCF-graduated open-source project that utilizes rego policies for enforcement. With its ability to expand to multiple resources and its relatively easy-to-pick-up syntax, OPA has gained significant popularity. In this blog post, we…

  • Kubernetes v1.28.0 Validating Admission Policies

    Kubernetes recently dubbed “Planternetes” with a large amount of enhancements, notably I’m covering some aspects of new releases in security features and Validating Admission Policies stood out to me. I’ve created a script using bash and kind with proper configuration for you to run this demo. I’m running on Ubuntu you can use macOS or…

  • How to Evaluate a Cloud Native Application Platform: What to evaluate and consider

    In order to evaluate a cloud native application platform, it is important to understand what to look for and the different aspects of architecture. There are many benefits to using a cloud native application platform, including the ability to scale applications and manage resources more effectively. When choosing a platform, it is important to consider…