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Cloud Native Security: Guardrails for Kubernetes and Beyond Cloud native security is not a single tool. It is a set of guardrails that steer fast teams toward safe, reliable systems. Guardrails help developers ship features quickly while reducing the risk of misconfigurations, leaked secrets, or broken access control. The idea is to automate policy, enforce it where it matters, and observe the outcome so you can improve over time. Guardrails work best when they are lightweight to adopt and strong in enforcement. They sit in the development workflow, the container run time, and the network layer. Policy as code is the backbone: rules are written once, reviewed, and applied automatically. In Kubernetes, admission checks, runtime protection, and secret management are the core layers. Across the cloud, identity, access management, and supply chain safeguards join the picture to prevent drift and abuse. ...