Kubernetes Pod Security Standards provide a set of policies and guidelines to maintain container security and integrity in Kubernetes clusters, ensuring that containerized applications meet industry-standard security requirements. The standards define three different profiles with varying restrictions: Privileged, Baseline, and Restricted, each offering a balance between security measures and compatibility. To enforce these standards, the Pod Security admission controller is used, which can be configured to reject Pods with policy violations, allow them with warnings or audits, depending on the level selected. The use of Pod Security Standards helps organizations ensure compliance with industry-standard security requirements while protecting against potential privilege escalations and other malicious activities, ultimately simplifying the development process while protecting workloads running within Kubernetes clusters.