%><a data-skipendnotes=true href=/v1.22/blog/2023/network-security-splunk/CNCS%202023%20-%20VPC%20Connectivity%203.png title="Splunk Network Security Architecture"><img class=element-to-stretch src=/v1.22/blog/2023/network-security-splunk/CNCS%202023%20-%20VPC%20Connectivity%203.png alt="Splunk Network Security Architecture"></a></div><figcaption>Splunk Network Security Architecture</figcaption></figure><p>The next security layer in Splunk’s stack is Kubernetes itself. Validating Webhooks are used to prev