CCNSE — Practical DevSecOps Certified Cloud-Native Security Expert
Practical DevSecOps's Kubernetes and cloud-native security certification. 5 task-based challenges, 6-hour practical lab + 24-hour report, 80% pass. Covers attacking and defending Kubernetes clusters, RBAC, admission controllers, Pod Security Standards, network policies, service mesh, secrets management with Vault, Kubernetes data encryption, audit logging, and runtime threat detection with Falco. No CKA prerequisite — major differentiator over the Linux Foundation's CKS. Lifetime validity, no renewal. $999 with 40+ labs and 36 CPE credits. PDSO markets this as more comprehensive than CKS in coverage breadth; CKS has stronger HR brand recognition but requires active CKA.
| Issuer | Practical DevSecOps |
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| Level | expert |
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| Domains | Cloud Security |
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| Practical weight | 100% |
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| Cost (USD) | 999 |
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| Renewal | lifetime |
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| Skills | kubernetes_security, kubernetes_cluster_hacking, kubernetes_defense, rbac, admission_controllers, pod_security_standards, network_policies, secrets_management, zero_trust_networking, runtime_defense, falco, service_mesh_security |
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