Cloud Native Security

If you are interested in learning about container security, DevSecOps tooling, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Workload Protection (CWP) and advanced Kubernetes security then read on.
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What's In The Book

Suitable for all IT professionals the comprehensive, hands-on book starts with cloud native security topics optimised for mid-level engineering experience and, through a well-formulated, detailed journey of learning, ends with advanced topics.

Container & Advanced Orchestrator Security

Learn to explain exactly what a Linux container is and use hands-on examples to understand how to secure them.

Install And Configure CI/CD DevSecOps Tooling

Understand a number of key areas that DevSecOps addresses. Get hands-on access to shift security to the left.

Cloud Security Posture Management

Get access to enforce, monitor and audit cloud services gaining skills that are applicable to all cloud platforms.

Advanced Kubernetes Security And Attack Insights

Get industry-leading knowledge about how attackers target Kubernetes and the process of mitigating these attacks.

Advanced Container Runtime Security

Arm yourself with all the facts in order to fully understand the security concerns around containerised workloads.

Reduce Cloud Operating Costs With Open Source

Using multiple open source tools enables you to significantly improve your security posture and save operational costs.

Who This Book Is For

DevOps engineers and developers are commonly asked to shift security to the left and adopt DevSecOps practices. Learn the skills that your job will increasingly require and learn to minimise attack surfaces on all cloud native infrastructure components.

DevOps Engineers

As DevSecOps processes become prevalent all DevOps engineers will be expected to embrace security further.

Developers

To improve security in the multi-layered world of cloud native technologies developers are being asked to shift security to the left more frequently.

Platform Engineers

Containerised workloads are complicated at the best of times. Arm yourself with security know-how to upskill.

System Administrators

As a Sysadmin learn to automate node hardening using industry-leading security and compliance controls.

About The Authors

Written by two industry veterans each with over twenty years of IT experience the book, Cloud Native Security contains niche know-how and hard-won technical knowledge.

The main author Chris Binnie is a cloud native security consultant. He has authored three cybersecurity books including Linux Server Security: Hack and Defend and has written for ADMIN Magazine and Linux Magazine for around 15 years. He founded a colocation business in 2001 with six bandwidth providers across two data centres to achieve zero downtime, and designed and then built a media streaming platform in AWS in 2012 to serve HD video to 77 countries with live sports and music events.

Co-author of the book Cloud Native Security, Rory McCune is the author of NCC's Mastering Container Security training course and presents at international conferences regularly on Kubernetes security.

The book collects their combined experience and presents them in four sections across 20 chapters of invaluable knowledge.

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