Dimitrij Klesev & Andreas Zeissner

Enhancing Workload Security in Kubernetes

A single blocked syscall can prevent a file-less memory attack. Learn how to automate this level of security across your Kubernetes cluster with the Security Profiles Operator.

Enhancing Workload Security in Kubernetes
#1about 3 minutes

Understanding the Kubernetes securityContext for workloads

The securityContext field in a pod specification allows you to define privilege and access control settings for a pod or container.

#2about 4 minutes

Restricting kernel system calls with seccomp profiles

Seccomp profiles enhance security by allowing you to explicitly define which kernel system calls a containerized workload is permitted to make.

#3about 4 minutes

Hardening file system access with AppArmor profiles

AppArmor provides mandatory access control by defining profiles that restrict application capabilities like file reads, writes, and network access.

#4about 6 minutes

Implementing fine-grained control with SELinux contexts

SELinux uses a labeling system to enforce mandatory access control policies, providing granular control over process and object interactions.

#5about 2 minutes

Automating security with the Security Profiles Operator

The Security Profiles Operator simplifies the management and distribution of seccomp, AppArmor, and SELinux profiles across all nodes in a Kubernetes cluster.

#6about 5 minutes

Demo of blocking an in-memory execution attack

A live demonstration shows how a seccomp profile can block the `memfd_create` system call to prevent a fileless malware execution attack.

#7about 3 minutes

Demo of managing seccomp with the operator

This demo illustrates how the Security Profiles Operator uses a `ProfileBinding` to automatically apply a seccomp profile to workloads based on their image.

#8about 8 minutes

Demo of troubleshooting SELinux permissions

A practical demonstration shows how SELinux denies access by default and how to use audit logs and tools like `audit2allow` to diagnose and create new policies.

#9about 8 minutes

Q&A on AppArmor, fileless attacks, and eBPF

The speakers answer audience questions about applying AppArmor profiles, the nature of fileless malware, discovering system calls, and the role of eBPF.

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