• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

This course provides learners with an understanding of how to secure a Kubernetes ecosystem in accordance with compliance standards. The content and recommendations in this course align with CIS, NIST, NSA-CISA, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA data and privacy requirements.

Learning Objectives

On successful completion of this course, learners should have the knowledge and skills required to understand:

  • Logging and auditing strategies for secure administration
  • Implementing AAA controls to monitor user and group permissions
  • Configuring system maintenance configurations to harden user access and file paths
  • Leveraging HIPAA resources via NIST
  • Filesystem configuration methodologies
  • Services that should be disabled
  • Network configurations to harden containers

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Systems Architecture

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.