Kubernetes Security Posture Management

KSPM: Kubernetes Security Posture Management

KSPM continuously evaluates every cluster against the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark and your own policies — detecting misconfigurations, RBAC drift, risky pod specs, and missing network policies before they become incidents. 83+ checks across EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift, and self-managed Kubernetes.

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83+
CIS K8s Checks
10
Supported Platforms
100%
Cluster Coverage
24/7
Continuous Posture Scans

What is KSPM?

KSPM (Kubernetes Security Posture Management) is the Kubernetes-focused subset of CSPM. It continuously evaluates every cluster — control plane, worker nodes, workloads, RBAC, admission policies, network policies, and secrets — against security benchmarks and your organizational policies. The output is a prioritized list of misconfigurations and drift, mapped to the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark and compliance frameworks like SOC 2, PCI DSS, and HIPAA.

KSPM differs from CSPM (which focuses on the cloud account layer) and from runtime security (which detects attacks as they happen). All three sit together inside a CNAPP.

Kubernetes Security Tools Covered by KSPM

Teams searching for "Kubernetes security tools" or a "Kubernetes security scanner" are usually looking for one of five jobs — TigerGate KSPM covers all five in one platform:

  • Cluster configuration scanning — CIS K8s Benchmark v1.8.0 for API server, kubelet, etcd, controller manager, scheduler.
  • RBAC analysis — overly permissive ClusterRoles, wildcard verbs, dangerous cluster-admin bindings.
  • Pod security — Baseline and Restricted Pod Security Standards, privileged containers, hostPath mounts, excessive capabilities.
  • Network policy coverage — namespaces without default-deny, pods reachable from outside their tier.
  • Secrets scanning — unencrypted etcd secrets, Kubernetes Secrets with sensitive values, misconfigured external secret stores.

Complete Kubernetes Security

From cluster configuration to pod security, protect every layer of your K8s infrastructure

Kubernetes Security Dashboard
K8s Security Score94
83 checks passed
✓ API Server Security✓
✓ RBAC Policies✓
⚠ Pod Security2 issues
✓ Network Policies✓
⚠ Secrets Management1 issue
CIS Benchmarks

Comprehensive Kubernetes Security Checks

83+ security checks mapped to CIS Kubernetes Benchmark v1.8.0. Continuous monitoring of cluster configurations, RBAC policies, and pod security standards.

  • CIS Benchmark Coverage
    Complete coverage of CIS Kubernetes v1.8.0 across control plane and worker nodes
  • Multi-Cluster Management
    Centralized security posture across all Kubernetes clusters
  • Automated Remediation
    One-click fixes for common misconfigurations
Pod Security Violations
Privileged Pods3
Running with root access
Host Network2
Pods using hostNetwork
Capabilities5
Excessive Linux capabilities
Policy Mode:Enforce
Pod Security

Pod Security Standards Enforcement

Automated enforcement of Pod Security Standards (Baseline, Restricted) with real-time admission control and policy violations detection.

  • Privileged Container Detection
    Identify and block containers running with elevated privileges
  • Host Namespace Restrictions
    Prevent pods from accessing host PID, IPC, and network namespaces
  • Capability Management
    Enforce least-privilege capabilities for containers
RBAC Analysis
Roles
247
Bindings
398
⚠ Wildcard Permissions
admin-role has * on all resources
⚠ Cluster Admin
12 users with cluster-admin access
RBAC Security

RBAC & Identity Management

Comprehensive analysis of RBAC policies, service accounts, and cluster roles. Detect overly permissive roles and unused permissions.

  • Least Privilege Analysis
    Identify roles with excessive permissions and wildcards
  • Service Account Auditing
    Track service account usage and automatic mounting
  • ClusterRole Monitoring
    Detect dangerous cluster-admin bindings

Supported Kubernetes Platforms

Works with all major Kubernetes distributions and managed services

Amazon EKS
Google GKE
Azure AKS
Rancher
OpenShift
K3s
MicroK8s
Tanzu
DigitalOcean
Self-Managed

83+ Security Checks

Comprehensive coverage of Kubernetes security best practices

Control Plane Security

25+

API Server, etcd, Controller Manager, Scheduler configuration checks

Worker Node Security

18+

Kubelet configuration, kernel parameters, and host security

Pod Security

15+

Pod Security Standards, security contexts, and container hardening

RBAC & Auth

12+

Role-based access control, service accounts, and authentication

Network Security

8+

Network policies, ingress/egress rules, and service mesh

Compliance

5+

CIS Benchmark, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and SOC 2 requirements

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about TigerGate KSPM

KSPM is the continuous process of assessing and improving the security configuration of your Kubernetes clusters. TigerGate KSPM runs 83+ automated checks — mapped to the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark v1.8.0 — across the control plane, worker nodes, RBAC policies, pod security, network policies, and secrets management. It gives you a real-time view of your security posture and flags misconfigurations before they become breaches.
Posture scanning (configuration checks, RBAC analysis, CIS benchmarks) is completely agentless — TigerGate connects to your Kubernetes API server with read-only credentials and scans within minutes. The lightweight eBPF runtime agent is optional and only needed if you want real-time behavioral monitoring and enforcement inside running pods. It adds less than 3% CPU overhead and requires no kernel modules.
TigerGate KSPM works with all major distributions: Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Azure AKS, Red Hat OpenShift, Rancher, K3s, MicroK8s, VMware Tanzu, DigitalOcean Kubernetes, and self-managed clusters. The runtime agent runs on Linux 4.15+ for monitoring and 5.7+ for active LSM enforcement.
TigerGate analyzes every Role, ClusterRole, RoleBinding, and ClusterRoleBinding in your cluster to detect wildcard permissions, cluster-admin over-assignment, unused service accounts, and automatic token mounting. Each finding is prioritized by exploitability so your team can address the highest-risk RBAC issues first.
KSPM findings are mapped to CIS Kubernetes Benchmark v1.8.0, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and SOC 2 requirements. TigerGate is part of the broader TigerGate platform, which covers 38+ frameworks in total. Audit-ready reports can be generated on demand or on a schedule for your compliance team.
Yes — you can start a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. Connect your clusters in minutes and get full KSPM coverage immediately. Reach out to our sales team for pricing tailored to your number of clusters and nodes.

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