Part 3: Security Fundamentals (18%)
This part covers core workload and network security primitives before threat modeling and platform controls.
Modules
Section titled “Modules”| Module | Topic | Complexity | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Pod Security | Medium | 20-30 min |
| 3.2 | RBAC | Medium | 20-30 min |
| 3.3 | Secrets | Medium | 20-30 min |
| 3.4 | Service Accounts | Medium | 20-30 min |
| 3.5 | Network Policies | Medium | 20-30 min |
What You’ll Learn
Section titled “What You’ll Learn”- Workload-level controls to reduce blast radius
- Authentication/authorization basics for Kubernetes (RBAC + service accounts)
- Data protection basics with Secrets
- Network segmentation with NetworkPolicies
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