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Savitha Raghunathan

Savitha Raghunathan

Senior Software Engineer

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Savitha Raghunathan is a Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat, working on Container Migration and Application Modernization technologies. She leads K8s sig-security-documentation sub-project aiming to create security awareness through docs. As a maintainer of the Konveyor project, she leads the community engagement efforts, fostering collaboration and driving its continuous growth. Savitha's passion lies in nurturing the Open Source community, where she finds great joy in mentoring new contributors and empowering them to make significant contributions.

Navigate Cross SIG Collaborations with SIG Docs

As one of the largest open source projects, Kubernetes is divided into twenty-four Special Interest Groups (SIGs). All SIGs share a common goal of advancing the project, and collaboration across SIGs is required to do so. In this session, learn how SIG Docs collaborates with other SIGs on Kubernetes releases, improving Kubernetes security and driving Kubernetes adoption with documentation.

Stop Kubernetes' Revolving Door: A Hands-On Tutorial to Secure a Kubernetes Cluster

Out-of-the-box, upstream Kubernetes is not secure by default. This tutorial will walk through the official/upstream Kubernetes Security Checklist to set up a cluster securely.

The tutorial starts with an introduction to the critical security considerations for Kubernetes environments. Participants will then embark on a guided journey through practical exercises designed to implement security best practices within Kubernetes clusters.

Attendees will gain firsthand experience in aspects such as authentication, authorization, network policies, pod security, and more, providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of Kubernetes security principles and how to implement them. This will equip them with the knowledge and skills to effectively secure their clusters. Whether you're new to Kubernetes security or seeking to enhance your expertise, this tutorial offers valuable insights and hands-on experience to strengthen your Kubernetes clusters against potential threats.

The “Secret Sauce” to Your Digital Transformation: Build a Learning Community!

As the great Benjamin Franklin said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” As business leaders and technical leaders driving digital transformation with open source technologies, building a learning culture within your organization will be your secret sauce (or competitive advantage). In this interactive presentation, we go through considerations Red Hat took when taking a community-first approach to our Kubernetes and Cloud Native learning community, Kube by Example (KBE). We’ll share the steps it took to build the community and how we found our customers, such as Ford Motor Company, adopting our “community-first” approach on their cloud native transformation journey.

Join us as we highlight these 3 takeaways when establishing a learning community for your organization to adopt an open source culture and drive digital transformation and some of the challenges to look out for:

Staying agnostic and highlighting the Kubernetes ecosystem
Keeping content open source, relevant, and accessible
Cross-functional participation to gather different perspectives is key

SIG Security: Unravelling the Kubernetes Security Audit Together

SIG Security takes a community-building approach to improving Kubernetes security, both for the project itself and for our end users. Join organizers Ala, Pushkar, Rey, and Savitha for an overview of SIG Security and timely updates from our Documentation, Self-assessments, and Tooling subprojects. You'll learn what's been going on, what’s next, and how you could join in.

Our Third-party Security Audit subproject will be a special focus. With 111 new Stable enhancements, Kubernetes has really matured since the previous audit in 2019! It takes teamwork to coordinate such a big audit, and we will share that process including the CFP, the audit itself, and internal review with the Security Response Committee. We will also share the vulnerabilities and recommended mitigations uncovered by the April 2023 audit.

SIG Security has something to learn and contribute for every experience level, from beginner to expert. We hope to see you there!

SIG Security Update: Securing Kubernetes through Code and Collaboration

SIG Security takes a community-building approach to improving Kubernetes security, both for the project itself and for end users. Join organizers Ala, Ian, Pushkar, and Savitha for an overview of SIG Security and updates from our Docs, Self-Assessments, and Third Party Audit subprojects. You'll learn what's been going on, what’s next, and how you can join in.

In this talk, we will focus on the Tooling subproject. Since its inception, this subproject has scanned a myriad of Kubernetes artifacts, finding vulnerabilities that need triage. We’ve also built an auto-refreshing CVE feed that is available in beta today. We will share how these tools are co-maintained in collaboration with other SIGs. Lastly, we will explore the upcoming improvements in these tools through VEX, OpenSSF OSV, and govulncheck, and share with the audience how they can contribute too.

SIG Security has something to learn and contribute for every experience level, from beginner to expert. We hope to see you there!

Savitha Raghunathan

Senior Software Engineer

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