Kubernetes CKS Full Course Theory + Practice + Browser Scenarios

All you need for your Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) preparation!

I will present each CKS topic in a simple and visual way. We'll run through various practical hands-on challenges.
You'll setup own CKS cluster in which you'll learn, simple install scripts are provided.
There are additional in-browser interactive scenarios to further study and harden your knowledge!

Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:02:50 K8s Security Best Practices
00:13:07 Create your course K8s cluster
00:35:49 Crictl instead of Docker
00:38:02 Foundation - Kubernetes Secure Architecture
00:57:27 Foundation - Containers under the hood
01:18:12 Cluster Reset
01:18:53 Cluster Setup - Network Policies
01:46:54 Cluster Setup - GUI Elements
02:02:06 K8s Docs Version
02:02:48 Cluster Setup - Secure Ingress
02:23:54 Cluster Setup - Node Metadata Protection
02:34:13 Cluster Setup - CIS Benchmarks
02:47:47 Cluster Setup - Verify Platform Binaries
02:58:23 Cluster Hardening - RBAC
03:31:26 Cluster Hardening - Exercise caution in using ServiceAccounts
03:49:06 Cluster Hardening - Restrict API Access
04:17:25 Cluster Hardening - Upgrade Kubernetes
04:38:59 Microservice Vulnerabilities - Manage Kubernetes Secrets
05:26:44 Microservice Vulnerabilities - Container Runtime Sandboxes
05:55:19 Microservice Vulnerabilities - OS Level Security Domains
06:12:01 Microservice Vulnerabilities - mTLS
06:27:12 Cluster Reset
06:27:54 Open Policy Agent (OPA)
07:07:33 Supply Chain Security - Image Footprint
07:29:37 Supply Chain Security - Static Analysis
07:52:39 Supply Chain Security - Image Vulnerability Scanning
08:06:26 Supply Chain Security - Secure Supply Chain
08:32:01 Runtime Security - Behavioral Analytics at host and container level
09:16:36 Runtime Security - Immutability of containers at runtime
09:34:24 Runtime Security - Auditing
10:06:46 System Hardening - Kernel Hardening Tools
10:45:41 System Hardening - Reduce Attack Surface
11:05:20 CKS Simulator

Please expect this course to take more time than just the recorded hours. For most topics you'll need some time to implement the scenarios yourself. Also breaks (hours or even days) between sections/topics should be advised to prevent brain implosion :)

You should already have some Kubernetes Administrator knowledge before attending this course. And if you like to attend the real CKS exam you need to hold a valid CKA certification. But I also do some recap of CKA knowledge at the beginning, so no worries if your knowledge is a bit stale.

Happy learning,
Team Killer Shell

#kubernetes #k8s #cks #security #devops #devsecops #container #docker #linux

[manjit]

thanks for making it free on youtube, i passed my exam yesterday :)

[beanymann]

i bought this course on Udemy and it's more than enough to pass the CKS exam. Excellent training and trainer.

[joekg]

I don't understand why this wasn't recommended or top ranked! Amazing video! While its free it's actually better than lots of paid resource!

[NickMaiorsky]

Killa stuff, I highly recommend this to everyone working in IT in 2024

[AntoineBarthelemy-yi]

Thanks, Kim! Your teaching is awesome. You make complex things easy to understand, and you even add a bit of fun to it. It’s great to come across people like you. Best,

[promitbanik]

This is an amazing gift from you to us Kim! Thank you very much.

[jaadds]

Passed my CKS exam yesterday thanks to this. Thanks for making this free.

[meron]

Just passed CKS exam thanks to you. Thank you for sharing this video.

[aireddy]

This is absolutely must training even if you don’t want to attempt the certification exam. Thank you, Kim.

[pradyumnverma]

This course is enough to clear CKS certification. Thank you so much and more power to creator.

[xaviertroypierro]

Passed my CKS exam today. Thank you for this resource!

[antonpopov]

This was my main resource for the exam which I passed without much problem. Cheers Kim!

[wenjieyang]

Thank you Kim, it's a very good course covering many details and use scenarios.I like the recap for every sections also the talks you recommended at the end of each section. You are my favorite instructor for K8S topic. Nice work and thank you for your sharing.

[hubert]

Thanks for this great course. Also a big thanks for creating and maintaining killer coda.

[DAVIDAQ]

Thanks for the video and killercoda, I passed my CKS exam yesterday 🙂

[gfbello]

Awesome content!!
Big thanks for all the effort on teaching and simplifying K8s content in such a good way!

[ppnehe]

Sir Do you have courses for CKA & CKAD ? Your content for CKS is awesome and top notch quality.

[pancevovelso]

Amazing resource! Thank you for your effort and making this free for everyone.

[aws-guru]

Thank you. I Used your course on udemy . For me, it is best course for preparing CKS

[YasserAbdelkarim-ep]

Wonderful and organized course with a great explanation of contents. Hats off, Million Thanks, Kim <3