Kubernetes security essentials: Understanding Kubernetes security misconfigurations
Dynatrace
APRIL 22, 2025
Picture this: A notification appears on a monitoring dashboard indicating the production Kubernetes cluster has been compromised. An attacker has gained access through security misconfigurations in an API server, escalated privileges, and deployed cryptocurrency mining pods that consume massive resources. The DevOps team spends the day containing the damage and now faces tough questions from leadership about how this happened.
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