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Understanding the Security Implications of Kubernetes Networking

24 Citations•2021•
Francesco Minna, Agathe Blaise, Filippo Rebecchi
IEEE Security & Privacy

Container-orchestration software such as Kubernetes make it easy to deploy and manage modern cloud applications based on microservices, yet its network abstractions pave the way for "unexpected attacks" if the authors approach cloud network security with the same mental model of traditional network security.

Abstract

Container-orchestration software such as Kubernetes make it easy to deploy and manage modern cloud applications based on microservices. Yet, its network abstractions pave the way for "unexpected attacks" if we approach cloud network security with the same mental model of traditional network security.