Introduction to Kubernetes Workload Scanning

What is Kubernetes Workload Scanning?

Plerion's Kubernetes Workload Scanning, is a comprehensive security solution to protect Kubernetes cluster against threats and vulnerabilities. This new capability empowers you to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in your Kubernetes environment, ensuring a more secure infrastructure.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Vulnerability Scanning: Our platform performs thorough vulnerability scans on your Kubernetes resources, helping you detect and address security issues before they can be exploited.

• Detailed Reporting: Receive detailed reports highlighting detected vulnerabilities, their severity, and recommended remediation steps.

• Automated Alerts: Set up automated alerts to notify your team of critical vulnerabilities, enabling quick action to mitigate potential risks.

Supported Kubernetes Objects

Plerion's Kubernetes Workload Scanning currently supports vulnerability scanning for the following Kubernetes Objects:

• DaemonSet
• Deployment
• Pod
• StatefulSet
• Job
• CronJob

Getting Started

• Upgrade Plerion Collector Manager: Ensure your Plerion Collector Manager is updated to the latest version (v1.1.4) to access the vulnerability scanning feature. Please visit Upgrade/Rollback section for updating the Plerion Collector Manager.

• Configure Scanning: Enable Kubernetes Workload Scanning in your Kubernetes Integration.

  For new Kubernetes Integration

  • Select Kubernetes Workload Scanning under capabilities section and click next.

  

  For existing Kubernetes Integrations

  • Go to Tenant Setting > Tenant Overview
  • Select your Kubernetes Integration
  • Edit Capabilities

  

  • Select Kubernetes Workload Scanning under capabilities section and click next.

  

• Allow access to the Managed registries: Please visit Access to Managed Registries section for updating the Plerion Collector Manager.