Improve Kubernetes Security with Cloudanix's Add-On For Spectro Cloud

Introduction

In the dynamic world of cloud-native applications, effective Kubernetes management is important. We’re excited to launch our add-on designed to seamlessly integrate with Spectro Cloud, providing a comprehensive suite of advanced features.

As organizations continue to embrace container orchestration with Kubernetes, we understand the importance of streamlining Security. Our add-on is designed to do just that, offering a seamless experience for deploying, managing, and scaling security enforcement within your Spectro Cloud environment. Users can easily integrate with best in the class Kubernetes Security via the Add-On.

With Cloudanix’s Add-On, Spectro Cloud users get a host of advanced features on top of Kubernetes Management including Runtime Threat Detection, Misconfiguration Check, and Runtime Image Analysis. This will enable you to take your Kubernetes management to the next level.

Benefits

Cloudanix Add-On monitors your Kubernetes Clusters, running on Spectro Cloud, for:

• Runtime Threats like Modifications to shell configuration file , Container Escapes , and more
• Anomalous Activities like Crypto Mining , Read sensitive files with Credentials , and more
• Kubernetes Misconfigurations like Unencrypted Internal Traffic , Control Plane accessible from the Internet , and more
• And More…

Integrating Cloudanix Add-On with SpectroCloud

Create Cloudanix Add-On profile:

1. In Spectro Cloud Palette go to Profiles
2. Add a new Cluster Profile
3. Fill in Cluster Profile Information and select Type as Add-on
4. In the Profile Layers screen, Select Cloudanix’s Add-On from Public Repo under Security Pack Type
5. That’s it. Click Next, Review and Profile is ready with Cloudanix’s Add-On.

Install Pack with Cloudanix Add-On:

1. In Spectro Cloud Palette go to Clusters
2. Select your Cluster
3. Under Profile , add new Layer. While adding, select Pack with Cloudanix Add-On from Add-On Layers and Confirm
4. Profile will get added to your Cluster Profiles.
5. The Cloudanix Add-On is now installed. Security monitoring would get kicked-off.

Cluster Workloads

1. Once installed, Cloudanix workloads will be visible under Workloads page in Spectro Cloud Palette. All the workloads run under cloudanix Namespace
2. To view all workloads, navigate into cloudanix Namespace
3. Cloudanix also creates few Cron Jobs to monitor for Misconfigurations

Security Monitoring

1. With Cloudanix Add-On integrated, now the findings can be monitored in Cloudanix Dashboard

2. Go to Workloads page for the Summary of all the Findings.

3. To View Runtime Threats, go to Risks page

4. To dig deeper into individual findings, click on any Finding and a Slide-out will popup with details

5. You can also see the actual log, in json form, from the Container

Conclusion

We are excited to introduce our Spectro Cloud Add-On. With the Power of Spectro Cloud’s Kubernetes Management and Security Monitoring of Cloudanix’s Kubernetes Runtime Threat Detection, Misconfiguration Checks, and Runtime Image Analysis, you have a powerful set of tools at your disposal to Manage and Secure your Kubernetes environments.

Elevate your Kubernetes Security Posture with Cloudanix and with Spectro Cloud streamline your operations, and make confident deployment decisions.

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