Kubernetes Newly Seen UDP Communication Between Workloads

This analytic detects new UDP communication between a source and destination workload pair within a Kubernetes cluster. It uses Network Performance Monitoring (NPM) metrics from an OTEL collector via Splunk Observability Cloud. The detection compares network activity over the last hour with the past 30 days to identify new inter-workload communication. Such changes in network behavior can indicate potential security threats or anomalies, including unauthorized connections that may lead to data breaches, privilege escalation, lateral movement, or disruption of critical services.