Overview

As organizations rapidly adopt containerized environments, misconfigured Kubernetes clusters, vulnerable base images, and exposed orchestration tools like Docker Swarm have become prime targets for attackers seeking to compromise cloud-native infrastructure. Many teams rely on outdated vulnerability scanners or assume cloud providers handle security, leaving secrets in plaintext, unpatched CVEs in container layers, and overly permissive network policies unaddressed. Our Container Security Assessment exposes these risks through adversarial testing, hardening your containers, pods, and orchestrators against runtime exploits, supply chain attacks, and lateral movement.

What is Container Security Assessment?

Container Security Assessment is a comprehensive evaluation of your containerized environment—from image creation to runtime orchestration—where ethical hackers identify vulnerabilities in Dockerfiles, Kubernetes manifests, and CI/CD pipelines. Our experts emulate attacker tactics like privilege escalation via misconfigured pods, secrets exfiltration from etcd, and container breakout exploits, providing actionable fixes to secure your cloud-native stack.

Key Focus Areas

We target risks aligned with CIS Benchmarks for Kubernetes/Docker and MITRE ATT&CK Containers Matrix, including:

✅ Insecure Container Images (Vulnerable base layers, embedded secrets)
✅ Misconfigured Orchestration (Overprivileged pods, exposed dashboards, insecure network policies)
✅ Runtime Threats (Container breakout via kernel exploits, vulnerable runc/docker.sock access)
✅ Supply Chain Risks (Compromised registries, unsigned images, malicious dependencies)
✅ Secrets Management Failures (Hardcoded credentials in ENV variables or configMaps)
✅ Inadequate Logging/Monitoring (Unlogged exec commands, undetected cryptojacking)
✅ Cluster Misconfigurations (Insecure RBAC, default service accounts with cluster-admin)
✅ Node Security Gaps (Unpatched host OS, shared kernel namespaces)
✅ API Server Exposure (Unauthenticated kube-apiserver, deprecated TLS versions)
✅ Persistent Storage Risks (Unencrypted volumes, insecure PVC permissions)

How We Execute Container Security Assessments

Our adversarial approach combines static analysis, runtime testing, and cluster exploitation:

1. Image Auditing

   • Scan Docker/OCI images with Trivy and Clair for CVEs, then manually validate exploitability.

2. CI/CD Pipeline Review

   • Assess Dockerfile security practices, image signing, and registry access controls.

3. Kubernetes Hardening Checks

   • Audit manifests for least-privilege violations using kube-bench and kube-hunter.

4. Runtime Exploitation

   • Escape containers via CVE-2024-* exploits (e.g., runc vulnerabilities), then pivot to host systems.

5. Secrets Harvesting

   • Extract API keys, tokens, and credentials from environment variables or mounted volumes.

6. Cluster Privilege Escalation

   • Abuse misconfigured RBAC roles to gain cluster-admin via kubectl proxy or dashboard exploits.

7. Network Policy Testing

   • Bypass ingress/egress controls using DNS tunneling or sidecar proxy attacks.

8. Supply Chain Compromise Simulation

   • Inject malicious layers into build pipelines or exploit public registry typosquatting.

9. Persistent Storage Attacks

   • Access/modify unencrypted PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) containing sensitive data.

10. Reporting & Remediation

    • Provide prioritized fixes, immutable image strategies, and runtime protection rules for Falco/AppArmor.

Our Methodologies
We align with industry-leading frameworks, including:
✅ CIS Kubernetes/Docker Benchmarks
✅ OWASP Container Security Verification Standard
✅ MITRE ATT&CK Containers Matrix
✅ NIST SP 800-190 (Application Container Security)
✅ NSA/CISA Kubernetes Hardening Guidance

Why Choose Container Security Assessments?

🔒 Certified Kubernetes Experts: CKS, KCNA, and OSCP-certified engineers with 8+ years in cloud-native security.
🔒 Adversary Emulation: Tactics mirroring TeamTNT and crypto-mining botnets.
🔒 Full Stack Visibility: From Dockerfiles to cluster-level risks, including managed services (EKS, AKS, GKE).
🔒 Compliance Alignment: Meet PCI DSS 6.5.1, HIPAA, and GDPR for containerized data.
🔒 Proven Results: Identified 2,300+ container vulnerabilities in 2023, including cluster takeovers in Fortune 500 environments.

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