Janakiram Meka
Kubernetes has become a major application attack surface, where most breaches exploit misconfigurations and implicit trust rather than software flaws. This session presents a practical Zero Trust approach to securing containerized applications against real world attack paths. It shows how attackers abuse weak RBAC, insecure service communication, and lack of workload isolation to move laterally and escalate privileges. Attendees will learn how to design granular access controls, enforce secure service to service communication, and implement segmentation to contain compromised workloads. The session also demonstrates how policy as code and admission controls can block risky deployments before they reach production. With real examples and measurable outcomes, this talk provides actionable techniques to reduce attack success and strengthen Kubernetes security.
Janakiram Meka
Independent Researcher, USA
Janakiram Meka is a Cloud DevOps Architect with over 18 years of experience in building and securing large scale enterprise systems. His expertise spans cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, and Zero Trust security models. He has led cloud migration and automation initiatives across complex environments, focusing on improving security, scalability, and operational efficiency. Janakiram holds multiple industry certifications, including Kubernetes Administrator, Terraform Associate, Oracle Certified Professional, and AWS Solutions Architect. He is an active contributor to the technology community, writing technical articles on cloud and database systems, and is a Senior Member of IEEE. His work emphasizes practical, data driven approaches to securing modern application platforms.