Kubernetes Benchmark Report 2024: Security, Cost And Reliability Workload Results

Today, Fairwinds releases the 2024 Kubernetes Benchmark Report, which summarizes insights gathered from analyzing over 330,000 Kubernetes workloads.

Key positive findings include:

• More than a third of organizations lack container right-sizing
• Reduction in privileged escalation issues
• Decrease in root access workloads

Additional findings show that areas of concern remain, including: 

• Increase in image vulnerabilities impacting workloads
• Rise in outdated container images affecting 46% of workloads
• 58% of workloads missing network policy
• 55% of organizations face stability issues due to missing replicas

By scanning workloads to identify misconfigurations and providing actionable and automated fixes, all organizations are doing better at managing Kubernetes. 

Access the full report for details and learn how you can standardize your Kubernetes environment with Fairwinds Insights to improve cost management and implement policy effectively.