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CTHFM: Kubernetes
  • Welcome
  • Kubernetes Fundamentals
    • Kubernetes Components
      • Kubernetes Master Node
      • Worker Nodes
      • Pods
      • Service
      • ConfigMaps and Secrets
      • Namespaces
      • Deployments
      • ReplicaSets
      • Jobs and CronJobs
      • Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)
      • Kubernetes Ports and Protocols
    • Kubectl
      • Installation and Setup
      • Basic Kubectl
      • Working With Pods
      • Deployments and ReplicaSets
      • Services and Networking
      • ConfigMaps and Secrets
      • YAML Manifest Management
      • Debugging and Troubleshooting
      • Kubectl Scripting: Security
      • Customizing Kubectl
      • Security Best Practices
      • Common Issues
      • Reading YAML Files
    • MiniKube
      • Intro
      • Prerequisites
      • Installation MiniKube
      • Starting MiniKube
      • Deploy a Sample Application
      • Managing Kubernetes Resources
      • Configuring MiniKube
      • Persistent Storage in Minikube
      • Using Minikube for Local Development
      • Common Pitfalls
      • Best Practices
  • Kubernetes Logging
    • Kubernetes Logging Overview
    • Audit Logs
    • Node Logs
    • Pod Logs
    • Application Logs
    • Importance of Logging
    • Types of Logs
    • Collecting and Aggregating Logs
    • Monitoring and Alerting
    • Log Parsing and Enrichment
    • Security Considerations in Logging
    • Best Practices
    • Kubernetes Logging Architecture
  • Threat Hunting
    • Threat Hunting Introduction
    • What Makes Kubernetes Threat Hunting Unique
    • Threat Hunting Process
      • Hypothesis Generation
      • Investigation
      • Identification
      • Resolution & Follow Up
    • Pyramid of Pain
    • Threat Frameworks
      • MITRE Containers Matrix
        • MITRE Att&ck Concepts
        • MITRE Att&ck Data Sources
        • MITRE ATT&CK Mitigations
        • MITRE Att&ck Containers Matrix
      • Microsoft Threat for Kubernetes
    • Kubernetes Behavioral Analysis and Anomaly Detection
    • Threat Hunting Ideas
    • Threat Hunting Labs
  • Security Tools
    • Falco
      • Falco Overview
      • Falco's Architecture
      • Runtime Security Explained
      • Installation and Setup
      • Falco Rules
      • Tuning Falco Rules
      • Integrating Falco with Kubernetes
      • Detecting Common Threats with Falco
      • Integrating Falco with Other Security Tools
      • Automating Incident Response with Falco
      • Managing Falco Performance and Scalability
      • Updating and Maintaining Falco
      • Real-World Case Studies and Lessons Learned
      • Labs
        • Deploying Falco on a Kubernetes Cluster
        • Writing and Testing Custom Falco Rules
        • Integrating Falco with a SIEM System
        • Automating Responses to Falco Alerts
    • Open Policy Agent (OPA)
      • Introduction to Open Policy Agent (OPA)
      • Getting Started with OPA
      • Rego
      • Advanced Rego Concepts
      • Integrating OPA with Kubernetes
      • OPA Gatekeeper
      • Policy Enforcement in Microservices
      • OPA API Gateways
      • Introduction to CI/CD Pipelines and Policy Enforcement
      • External Data in OPA
      • Introduction to Decision Logging
      • OPA Performance Monitoring
      • OPA Implementation Best Practices
      • OPA Case Studies
      • OPA Ecosystem
    • Kube-Bench
    • Kube-Hunter
    • Trivy
    • Security Best Practices and Documentation
      • RBAC Good Practices
      • Official CVE Feed
      • Kubernetes Security Checklist
      • Securing a Cluster
      • OWASP
  • Open Source Tools
    • Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
      • Security Projects
  • Infrastructure as Code
    • Kubernetes and Terraform
      • Key Focus Areas for Threat Hunters
      • Infastructure As Code: Kubernetes
      • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Basics
      • Infastructure As Code Essential Commands
      • Terraform for Container Orchestration
      • Network and Load Balancing
      • Secrets Management
      • State Management
      • CI/CD
      • Security Considerations
      • Monitoring and Logging
      • Scaling and High Availability
      • Backup and Disaster Recovery
    • Helm
      • What is Helm?
      • Helm Architecture
      • Write Helm Charts
      • Using Helm Charts
      • Customizing Helm Charts
      • Customizing Helm Charts
      • Building Your Own Helm Chart
      • Advanced Helm Chart Customization
      • Helm Repositories
      • Helm Best Practices
      • Helmfile and Continuous Integration
      • Managing Secrets with Helm and Helm Secrets
      • Troubleshooting and Debugging Helm
      • Production Deployments
      • Helm Case Studies
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  1. Open Source Tools

Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)

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he Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is an open-source software foundation that was founded in 2015 under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation. The CNCF focuses on fostering and sustaining an ecosystem of open-source, cloud-native software projects that enable scalable, dynamic, and resilient application architectures.

Here are some key aspects of the CNCF:

  1. Cloud-Native Approach: CNCF promotes a "cloud-native" approach to building and running applications. This means leveraging containers, microservices architecture, dynamic orchestration, and declarative APIs to enable resilience, scalability, and agility in cloud environments.

  2. Kubernetes: One of CNCF's most prominent projects is Kubernetes, the widely adopted open-source container orchestration platform. Kubernetes was donated to the CNCF by Google in 2015 and has since become the cornerstone of the cloud-native ecosystem.

  3. Projects and Ecosystem: The CNCF hosts a wide range of projects, organized into various categories such as orchestration and management, runtime, observability and analysis, application definition and development, and security. Examples include Prometheus (monitoring and alerting), Envoy (service mesh), Fluentd (log management), and Helm (Kubernetes package management).

  4. Graduation Levels: CNCF projects go through stages such as Sandbox, Incubation, and Graduation based on their maturity and adoption. Graduated projects are considered stable, widely adopted, and well-supported by the community.

  5. Community and Events: CNCF fosters a vibrant community of developers, contributors, and end-users. It hosts KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, a major event for the cloud-native community, along with other smaller events and meetups worldwide.

  6. Training and Certification: CNCF offers various certifications and training programs, such as the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), to help professionals gain expertise in cloud-native technologies.

  7. Governance and Neutrality: CNCF operates with a vendor-neutral governance model, which ensures that no single company can control its projects. This neutrality is vital for maintaining the open-source community's trust and for the widespread adoption of its technologies.

  8. Security Initiatives: CNCF places a strong emphasis on security, including projects like Falco (runtime security) and initiatives like the Security Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to help improve the security posture of cloud-native environments.

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