Why flat Kubernetes networks fail at scale

Why flat Kubernetes networks fail at scale

Rethinking network security hierarchies for cloud-native platforms Kubernetes networking is powerful. Its flexibility lets teams connect hundreds of microservices across namespaces, clusters, and environments. But as platforms grow, that same flexibility can turn a neat setup into a tangled, fragile system. For many organizations, networking is where friction shows up first. Engineers struggle to debug connectivity issues. Security teams wrestle…