Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration platform that provides an efficient and scalable way to manage containerized workloads and services. The platform is based on a distributed architecture that enables it to manage and scale containerized applications across multiple nodes in a cluster. It plays a vital role in ensuring data security in containerized environments, providing "multiple layers of security measures" to protect the data.
Earlier this week, Amazon announced the availability of Amazon Linux 2023, its third-generation Linux distribution. With this distribution, Amazon is promising three benefits: a high-security standard, a predictable lifecycle, and deterministic updates.
Last week Microsoft launched a new feature that lets customers run modern applications on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in an isolated and secure form. Initially announced at the last KubeCon, the feature is currently available in public preview.
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) early this month in Seattle hosted the first standalone CloudNativeSecurityCon (CNSCon) North America 2023. The event drew more than 800 attendees and offered 70 sessions. In her keynote, CNCF Executive Director Priyanka Sharma described it as the first open source, vendor-neutral, practitioner-driven conference for security.
Multiple misconfigurations in a service that underpins many Azure features could have allowed an attacker to remotely compromise a cloud user's system.