Kubernetes Hardening Clinic: Lab Series
RCCE students will learn Kubernetes container orchestration security including cluster hardening, pod security policies/standards, RBAC configuration, network policies, secrets management, admission controllers, and runtime security monitoring. RCCE students will learn to secure Kubernetes clusters from deployment through runtime, configure role-based access control for cluster resources, implement pod security standards to restrict container capabilities, write network policies for micro-segmentation, manage secrets securely within clusters, deploy admission controllers to enforce security policies, scan container images for vulnerabilities, and monitor cluster activity for suspicious behavior. This hands-on hardening course focuses on reducing attack surface through practical configuration changes and security guardrails. Starting from foundational concepts, RCCE students will learn to apply hardening baselines, validate configurations, and measure the security improvement achieved. Students walk away with actionable hardening checklists and the skills to maintain hardened configurations as environments evolve.
- Security Engineers building defensive controls
- Security Analysts and Blue Team members
- Systems Administrators with security responsibilities
- GRC and Risk Professionals supporting controls
- Professionals implementing Kubernetes Hardening Clinic: Lab Series
- Execute hands-on tasks for active directory
- Execute hands-on tasks for hardening clinic: lab series
- Apply zero-trust principles to privilege decisions and elevation
- Explain Course Overview fundamentals
- Execute hands-on tasks for what you will learn
- Execute hands-on tasks for hands-on outcomes — covering Identity governance and lifecycle controls, tiered admin architecture.
- Execute hands-on tasks for topic map: 18 core domains
- Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Execute hands-on tasks for 02 authentication protocols
- Execute hands-on tasks for 03 authorization & delegation
- Execute hands-on tasks for 04 group policy hardening
- Execute hands-on tasks for 05 privileged account mgmt
| Module 01 | Active Directory |
| Module 02 | Hardening Clinic: Lab Series |
| Module 03 | Identity Governance • Authentication Hardening • Zero-Trust IAM |
| Module 04 | Course Overview |
| Module 05 | What You Will Learn |
| Module 06 | Hands-On Outcomes |
| Module 07 | Topic Map: 18 Core Domains |
| Module 08 | 01 AD Architecture & Security |
| Module 09 | 02 Authentication Protocols |
| Module 10 | 03 Authorization & Delegation |
| Module 11 | 04 Group Policy Hardening |
| Module 12 | 05 Privileged Account Mgmt |
| Module 13 | 06 Tier Model & Admin Tiering |
| Module 14 | 07 Threat Landscape & Attack Surface |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice kubernetes hardening clinic: lab series by implementing the controls discussed in class, with a focus on real-world deployment, monitoring, and validation.
- Lab 1: Execute hands-on tasks for active directory
- Lab 2: Execute hands-on tasks for hardening clinic: lab series
- Lab 3: Apply zero-trust principles to privilege decisions and elevation
- Lab 4: Explain Course Overview fundamentals
- Lab 5: Execute hands-on tasks for what you will learn
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for Kubernetes Hardening Clinic: Lab Series, verifiable through the Rocheston certification portal.
- Full access to all course materials and slide decks
- Hands-on lab access on Rocheston Rose X OS environment
- Access to Rocheston CyberNotes
- Access to Rocheston Zelfire — EDR/XDR SIEM platform
- Access to Rocheston Raven — online cyber range exercise platform
- Access to Rocheston Vulnerability Vines AI