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Kubernetes (K8s) Pentesting

Uncover Containerized Threats Hiding in Plain Sight—Secure Your Orchestration Layer Before Attackers Do

The Challenge

Kubernetes environments are complex and dynamic, often deployed with default configurations that expose serious security gaps. Misconfigured Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), overly permissive service accounts, and insecure API server settings can provide easy entry points for attackers. Lateral movement within the cluster, privilege escalation to host-level access, and secrets management vulnerabilities are common issues. Multi-tenant clusters and overly exposed dashboards or management interfaces further expand the attack surface. Security blind spots often arise due to the ephemeral nature of containers and a lack of visibility into the runtime environment.

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The Solution

Defy Security’s Kubernetes penetration testing goes beyond surface-level scans to emulate real-world attack scenarios within your container ecosystem. Our experts assess your RBAC policies, container isolation, API server security, and node configurations to identify weaknesses in both the control plane and data plane. We simulate attacks against workloads, network policies, secrets, and service meshes to expose privilege escalation paths and data leakage risks. Our comprehensive findings help you harden your K8s infrastructure, enforce least privilege, and implement stronger runtime defenses—all tailored to your cloud provider and deployment model (GKE, EKS, AKS, or on-prem).

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Containers move fast, but attackers move faster—Defy Security helps you stay one step ahead in Kubernetes.

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