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Andrew Healey

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA) course and exam

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LinkedIn Learning

Finally had a chance to get through the Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA) course and exam. Thanks snow!

Next up: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).

As expected, the KCSA went over standard security fundamentals of containers, Kubernetes, network protections, and trust boundaries, along with industry practices such as threat modeling, risk frameworks, and compliance. It’s still multiple-choice like the KCNA, but the questions were a notch deeper. I was caught off guard by a couple products in the microVM and sandboxing space that I hadn’t come across in preparing.

I used KodeKloud again. It has a good balance of both knowledge and hands-on labs. The official Kubernetes and Cloud Native documentation was also helpful to fill in some gaps. I did spend a fair amount of time on the backend building a Kubernetes environment that could be easily built up and torn down. This probably wasn’t necessary for this one, but will be for practice and prep for the CKAD exam.

Stay curious.

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