# [MED] Understanding Kubernetes Pod Security Standards

**Source:** Snyk
**Published:** 2023-06-20
**Article:** https://snyk.io/blog/understanding-kubernetes-pod-security-standards/

## Threat Profile

Snyk Blog In this article
Written by Gino Diño 
June 20, 2023
0 mins read Kubernetes “crossed the adoption chasm” in 2021 after 5.6 million developers used it to orchestrate their containers, according to the Cloud Native Computing Federation (CNCF). The annual CNCF survey recorded that an impressive 96% of organizations were either contemplating or outright using Kubernetes.
However, Kubernetes becomes more appealing to hackers and malefactors as it becomes more popular. As developers flock to …

## Indicators of Compromise (high-fidelity only)

- _No high-fidelity IOCs in the RSS summary._ If the source publishes a technical write-up with defanged IOCs in the body, those would be picked up automatically on the next pipeline run.

## MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

- _Narrative-keyword inference returned no technique mappings; review article for ATT&CK relevance manually._

## Kill chain phases observed

_(none detected from narrative keywords)_

## Recommended hunts

_No actionable hunts can be derived from the RSS summary alone. The article may still warrant manual review — open the source link for actor attribution, IOCs in the body, and TTP detail._


## Why this matters

Severity classified as **MED** based on: 0 use case(s) fired, 0 technique(s) inferred. Read the full article for actor attribution, tooling details, and any defanged IOCs in the body that aren't visible in the RSS summary.