Container Security

Secure Your Containers From Image to Runtime

  • Harden clusters: Find risky Kubernetes configurations.
  • Control access: Review RBAC, service accounts and secrets.
  • Secure workloads: Assess images and runtime protections.

CERT-In

Empanelled Firm

CIS

Benchmark-Aligned Review

Analyst-Validated

Findings

Risk-Based

Reporting

What We Assess

Container Images

Container Images

Container Registries

Container Registries

Kubernetes Control Plane

Kubernetes Control Plane

Worker Nodes

Worker Nodes

RBAC & Service Accounts

RBAC & Service Accounts

Network Policies

Network Policies

Secrets Management

Secrets Management

Runtime & Admission Controls

Runtime & Admission Controls

Our Container & Kubernetes Assessment Methodology

A structured approach to assess the layers of your container platform that are in scope.

Scope & Planning
Scope & Planning

Agree clusters, namespaces, registries, access level and which layers are in scope.

Architecture Review
Architecture Review

Understand cluster design, managed services, CI/CD and trust boundaries.

Image & Registry Review
Image & Registry Review

Assess base images, known vulnerabilities, secrets in images and registry access.

Cluster Configuration Review
Cluster Configuration Review

Check control plane and node settings against CIS Kubernetes Benchmark guidance.

Access & Identity Review
Access & Identity Review

Review RBAC, service accounts, cloud IAM integration and secrets handling.

Workload & Network Review
Workload & Network Review

Assess pod security settings, network policies and admission controls.

Reporting
Reporting

Deliver findings, evidence, risk ratings and remediation actions.

Revalidation & Closure
Revalidation & Closure

Retest fixed findings and document residual risk.

Deliverables You Can Expect

Every engagement combines configuration review with analyst validation, not image scans alone.

Findings by cluster, namespace and image with evidence and severity.

Board-ready overview of container platform risk and priorities.

Guidance for images, cluster settings, RBAC and network policies.

Post-remediation verification that confirmed findings have been addressed.
Deliverables You Can Expect

Supporting Services

Extend container security into cloud, application and code-level testing.

Cloud Security Audits

Cloud Security Audits

Review cloud accounts, identity and services that host your clusters.

API Security

API Security

Test APIs exposed by containerized services for security flaws.

Secure Code Review

Secure Code Review

Review application code packaged into your containers.

Web Application Security (WAPT)

Web Application Security (WAPT)

Test web applications running on your container platform.

Benefits of Container & Kubernetes Security Assessment

A container assessment shows where platform settings and access could expose every workload you run.

Hardened Clusters

Risky default and custom settings identified.

Least-Privilege Access

Overly broad RBAC and service accounts made visible.

Safer Images

Vulnerable or secret-bearing images flagged before deployment.

Compliance & Audit Readiness

Documented evidence for ISO 27001, SOC 2 and PCI DSS reviews.

Why Security Teams Choose QRC

Platform-aware testing. Benchmark-aligned review. Findings your engineers can act on.

CERT-In Empanelled

CERT-In Empanelled

Listed by CERT-In as an empanelled information security auditing organization.

Analyst-Validated Findings

Analyst-Validated Findings

Verified risks with fewer false positives, so your team acts on real risk, not tool noise.

Risk-Based Prioritization

Risk-Based Prioritization

Findings ranked by exploitability and business impact, not just CVSS score.

Layer-by-Layer Scoping

Layer-by-Layer Scoping

Images, cluster, access, workloads and runtime scoped to what you need.

Compliance-Ready Reporting

Compliance-Ready Reporting

Structured outputs that support ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 2 and other frameworks.

Post-Assessment Support

Post-Assessment Support

Our team remains available after delivery to support remediation planning and revalidation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Depending on scope, it can cover images and registries, cluster configuration, RBAC and secrets, network policies, workload settings and runtime or admission controls. Not every engagement covers every layer.

Yes. For managed services, the assessment focuses on the settings and workloads you control under the provider's shared responsibility model.

Typically read-only cluster access and access to registries and configuration, agreed during scoping. Active testing of workloads is only performed with approval.

Findings commonly reference the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark and vendor hardening guidance, and can be mapped to ISO 27001, SOC 2 or PCI DSS.

Ready to Secure Your Container Platform?

Define the clusters and layers in scope, uncover priority risks, and move forward with a clear hardening path.