Cluster Security Courses and Certifications

Cloud Native Live - Locking Down Your Kubernetes Cluster with Linkerd

Explore how Linkerd can help lock down a Kubernetes cluster.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Trampoline Pods: Node to Admin Privilege Escalation in Popular Kubernetes Platforms

Learn how trampoline pods can turn a compromised Kubernetes node into a path to cluster takeover through neighboring pods’ service account tokens.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rawkode Academy

Kubernetes Security with Identity & OIDC

Explores how OIDC and identity management can replace hard-to-revoke certificates for secure Kubernetes cluster access.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mirantis

How to Implement Continuous Proactive Security to Safeguard Kubernetes

Explore proactive Kubernetes security through secure configurations, policy monitoring, vulnerability auditing, and a Lens Autopilot demonstration.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

LASCON

Securing Managed Kubernetes Clusters

Understand the Kubernetes threat model and actionable recommendations for securely running workloads in managed cloud Kubernetes clusters.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mirantis

How to Give Developers Secure Access to Kubernetes Clusters Using Lens - Mirantis Labs Tech Talks

Learn to share Kubernetes cluster access with developers through Lens without exposing KUBECONFIG files, using read-only and namespace-scoped permissions.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

OWASP Foundation

Kubernetes Security: Attacking and Defending K8s Clusters

A real-world Kubernetes attack scenario traces reconnaissance through post-exploitation, then turns those tactics into cluster defenses using RBAC, audit logs, network policies, and CIS benchmarks.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Prevent Embarrassing Cluster Takeovers - Detecting and Mitigating Configuration Risks

See how Kubeaudit finds and fixes exploitable Kubernetes misconfigurations at scale while keeping security changes workable for developers.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Cluster Grey Zone - Risks in Managed Cluster Middleware

Managed Kubernetes providers add privileged middleware across worker nodes, creating an overlooked attack surface that users should include in cluster threat models.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Combining Confidential Computing and Cloud Native Security

Combines confidential computing with cloud-native controls to secure a Kubernetes cluster even when its underlying data center is compromised.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Putting Hackers Breaching Your Cluster in Automatic Quarantine

Learn how to automatically isolate attackers after a breach and close security gaps in Kubernetes clusters and cloud-native apps.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Insider Threat: Third-Party Applications in Your Cluster

Examines real-world vulnerabilities in third-party applications running in Kubernetes clusters and practical ways to keep them from weakening cluster security.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reducing the Sticker Price of Kubernetes Security

Apply practical Kubernetes security improvements, from verifying signed release images to enforcing pod security standards and default Seccomp profiles.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hacking and Defending Kubernetes Clusters - Live Demonstration

Live attack demonstrations show how compromised containers, RBAC errors, and poisoned images can expose Kubernetes clusters—and how runtime controls and threat models help defend them.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Too Much to Choose - Making Sense of Kubernetes Security Standards

Compare Kubernetes security standards and explore open-source tools for assessing clusters against their requirements.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video