Kubernetes Setup & Security
Deploy and harden Kubernetes clusters: RBAC, network policy, admission control, secrets and image supply chain, with DevSecOps built in.
What it is
Kubernetes work spans cluster deployment and configuration, and the security controls that a default cluster does not provide: restrictive RBAC, network policy, admission control, secrets management and image provenance.
Why it matters
A default Kubernetes cluster is permissive by design. Pods can talk to every other pod, service accounts are mounted automatically, containers can run as root, and any image from any registry can be pulled. Each default is convenient and each is a lateral-movement path.
The container supply chain adds a second dimension: a hardened cluster running an unpatched base image is still exposed.
What Infolocklabs provides
We deploy and configure clusters on AKS, EKS or GKE, or assess and harden clusters already running. Hardening covers RBAC scoped to what workloads actually need, default-deny network policy, Pod Security Standards or an admission controller, secrets management integrated with a external store, and image scanning in the pipeline rather than after deployment.
Typical engagement scope
- Cluster deployment and configuration on AKS, EKS or GKE
- Cluster hardening against the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark
- RBAC design and service account scoping
- Default-deny network policy and namespace isolation
- Pod Security Standards and admission control policy
- Secrets management with an external secret store
- Container image scanning and registry policy
- Runtime monitoring and audit log collection
- Pipeline integration for security gates
How we work
Policy is introduced in audit mode and reviewed against real workloads before it is enforced, because a network policy applied without observing traffic first will take an application down.
Engagement process
How this engagement runs
Each step produces something the next one uses, so the work does not stall between phases.
- 01
Assess
Review cluster configuration, RBAC, network policy, workload manifests and image sources.
- 02
Design
Define the RBAC model, namespace and network boundaries, admission policy and secrets architecture.
- 03
Implement
Apply hardening and policy in audit mode, integrate scanning into the pipeline and configure logging.
- 04
Validate
Observe traffic and policy violations against real workloads, then move policy to enforce.
- 05
Improve
Extend policy coverage, add runtime monitoring and review as workloads change.
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Start with an assessment, not a proposal
Tell us what you are trying to protect and what has changed recently. We will tell you what we would look at first, and whether we are the right people for it.
- Phone
- +91 9372406405
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana, India