runtime-security

What problem does it solve?

GKE runtime security ensures clusters are protected against policy violations and anomalous activity by enforcing standards, validating configurations, and monitoring behavior in production workloads.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Pod Security Standards enforce secure defaults at the namespace and pod level.
• Admission Controllers block invalid configurations before they reach the cluster.
• Runtime monitoring detects anomalous process activity, file access, and network connections with Falco or GKE Cloud Logging.
• Use Case: Deploy in production to automatically detect and alert on non-compliant workloads while enforcing least-privilege IAM.

Quick Start

Enable runtime security on your GKE cluster by configuring Pod Security Standards, enabling admission controls, and activating Falco-based monitoring per the implementation guide.