Nico will show how to hijack a Kubernetes cluster based on common attack vectors. You'll also learn why it's important to implement zero-trust to prevent data leaks and malicious workloads from being executed on a hijacked cluster. Furthermore, he will show you how to protect your cluster from being taken over by sharing useful insights, configurations, and toolsets. This talk is not intended to be an in-depth security talk, but to provide you with best practices and also make you aware of certain attack vectors and how to prevent them.

1. Hijack a Kubernetes Cluster - a Walkthrough
ContainerDays 2021

2. Nico Meisenzahl
• Senior Cloud & DevOps Consultant at white duck
• Microsoft MVP, GitLab Hero
• Container, Kubernetes, Cloud Native & DevOps
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Phone: +49 8031 230159 0
Email: nico.meisenzahl@whiteduck.de
Twitter: @nmeisenzahl
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicomeisenzahl
Blog: https://meisenzahl.org

3. About this talk
• this is not an in-depth security talk
• it should make you aware of common attack vectors and
how to prevent them
• you will see demos on how to hijack a cluster
• you will learn how to prevent those with common best practices
• one more slide, then we will start hijacking (slideless)
• https://github.com/nmeisenzahl/hijack-kubernetes
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4. What we will do
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5. Questions?
• Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/nmeisenzahl
• Demo: https://github.com/nmeisenzahl/hijack-kubernetes
© white duck GmbH 2021
Phone: +49 8031 230159 0
Email: nico.meisenzahl@whiteduck.de
Twitter: @nmeisenzahl
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicomeisenzahl
Blog: https://meisenzahl.org