2026-07 Securing Kubernetes

Why we picked it

Running workloads in Kubernetes without a properly configured security context is like leaving your server room unlocked! Join [Daniel Dias](https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielndias/), Principle Cloud Security Architect at RBC as we learn how to lock down containerized deployments. **Where:** Platform Calgary, East Annex **When:** Wednesday, July 29, at 5:30 PM **Schedule:** 5:30 - Pizza and Networking 6:00 - Presentations and Discussion 7:30 - Wrap up **Presentation - Kubernetes Security** **Presenter:** [Daniel Dias](https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielndias/), Principle Cloud Security Architect at RBC In this session, we’ll explore what security contexts are, why they matter, and how misconfigurations can expose your cluster to privilege escalation, container breakouts, and lateral movement. You’ll leave with practical, real-world patterns for hardening your pods and containers — from dropping capabilities and enforcing read-only filesystems to running as non-root and leveraging secc