Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA)

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA) is a new exam and certification by Linux Foundation. The schedule for the exam became available on March 1, 2024. As the name implies, this exam focuses on security and hardening aspects of Kubernetes clusters and cloud native applications which are based on containers. Since this exam is new and there are not many resources avaialable to study for it, I decided to create a list of resources which I found them useful:

Overview of Cloud Native Security

Cloud Native Security and Kubernetes

Kubernetes Cluster Component Security

Pod Security Standards

Authentication in an Kubernetes cluster

Authorization overview in an Kubernetes cluster

Kubernetes Security Fundamentals

OWASP Kubernetes Top 10

Kubernetes Threat Model

STRIDE threat model

Platform Security

Kubernetes Security Cheat Sheet

Securing a Cluster

Compliance and Security Frameworks

Kubernetes Hardening Guide by NSA and CISA PDF

Security Strategies for Microservices-based Application Systems by NIST PDF

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