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Kubescape

License: Apache-2.0

CNCF Project

Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Accepted: 2022-12-13
Incubating: 2025-01-13

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Kubescape is an open-source Kubernetes security platform that allows users to scan, analyze, and report on security risks in their Kubernetes deployments. It provides a comprehensive view of your cluster’s security posture by identifying misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and deviations from established security best practices like the MITRE ATT&CK framework, NSA/CISA hardening guidance, and the CIS benchmarks. Kubescape enables organizations to proactively prevent security incidents, improve compliance, and strengthen their overall cloud native security.

Kubescape is a comprehensive open-source security platform for Kubernetes that helps organizations enforce security best practices, identify misconfigurations, and manage vulnerabilities across their cloud-native environments. It provides full-lifecycle security for Kubernetes, from development to production runtime.

Key Features

  • Misconfiguration Scanning: Scans Kubernetes configurations (YAML files, Helm charts, Live Clusters) against a wide range of security frameworks and benchmarks, including NSA/CISA Kubernetes Hardening Guide, MITRE ATT&CK, and CIS Kubernetes Benchmarks.
  • Vulnerability Scanning: Identifies known vulnerabilities in container images, providing a holistic view of risks from code to deployment.
  • Compliance Management: Helps achieve and maintain compliance with various industry standards by providing detailed reports and remediation guidance.
  • Runtime Security (eBPF-based): Utilizes eBPF to monitor application behavior at runtime, detecting anomalous activities and potential threats.
  • Admission Control: Integrates with Kubernetes admission controllers to prevent insecure configurations from being deployed to the cluster.
  • Automated Remediation: Offers auto-remediation capabilities to automatically fix identified misconfigurations.
  • Policy Enforcement: Define and enforce custom security policies tailored to specific organizational needs.
  • Risk Analysis: Provides a prioritized list of risks with actionable recommendations, enabling teams to focus on the most critical issues.
  • AI Integration: Leverages AI capabilities for enhanced security analysis and automation.

Benefits

  • Proactive Security: Identifies and prevents security risks early in the development lifecycle, shifting security left.
  • Improved Compliance: Simplifies the process of achieving and maintaining compliance with security regulations and best practices.
  • Enhanced Visibility: Provides a centralized, comprehensive view of the Kubernetes security posture.
  • Reduced Attack Surface: Helps harden Kubernetes clusters and applications by eliminating misconfigurations and vulnerabilities.
  • Streamlined DevSecOps: Integrates seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines, automating security checks and empowering developers to build secure applications.
  • Cost-Effective: As an open-source solution, it offers powerful security capabilities without proprietary licensing costs.