Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

PCI-DSS is one of the most widely used security frameworks around the world. Unlike frameworks like FedRAMP or CMMC, PCI-DSS is a global security standard, not a standard issued by the US Government. It’s the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, and it’s required for any business or entity that handles cardholder or authentication data. Merchants, payment providers, gateways, banks; they all need it.

One of the core pillars of the security perspective adopted by the Department of Defense is the so-called Zero Trust strategy. This strategy is the adaptation to evolving threats in the world, many of which prey on the presumption of trust from accounts and individuals that can be compromised. To protect controlled unclassified information and other sensitive data, the presumption of zero trust is necessary to eliminate many common threats.

The power of FedRAMP comes from standardization. By setting a firm baseline and forcing cloud service providers to adhere to it if they want to work with the government, a certain mandatory minimum level of security is enforced. A key part of FedRAMP as a security standard is that it’s not a fire-and-forget system. Instead, it involves constant, active vigilance through a process called continuous monitoring.

Kubernetes is an extremely powerful tool for scaling, automating, and managing applications and systems. There’s a reason it has become industry standard, with over 80% of container-using enterprises running K8s, encompassing over 60% of enterprises in general. It makes sense that, sooner or later, Kubernetes users will need to contend with the FedRAMP framework and the security requirements necessary to maintain operations. Fortunately, this is generally a good thing.