Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS, 2025)
- Focus: Secure supply chain, cluster hardening, runtime security, network policies, audits.
- Format: Performance-based labs; assumes CKA-level skills.
- Good for: Platform/security engineers securing Kubernetes and container workloads.
- Prep: Enable admission controls (OPA/Gatekeeper/Kyverno), image scanning, secrets management, runtime policies (Falco), and incident response drills.