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Protecting Open Source: A Closer Look at Security Risks

Protecting Open Source: A Closer Look at Security Risks

The OpenJS Foundation, a key organization supporting JavaScript projects, recently faced a wake-up call regarding open-source security. The discovery of a backdoor planted in the XZ Utils library exposed vulnerabilities in the way open-source contributions are vetted. Trust vs. Security: A Lesson Learned Robin Ginn, executive director of the OpenJS Foundation, emphasizes the distinction between…

Beyond the Perimeter: Zero Trust for Modern SaaS Environments

Beyond the Perimeter: Zero Trust for Modern SaaS Environments

In today’s digital age, where sensitive data is increasingly stored in the cloud and organizations rely heavily on SaaS applications, ensuring robust security measures is paramount. This blog post will delve into the importance of Zero Trust principles for safeguarding SaaS applications, focusing on the critical role of CI/CD pipelines in development workflows. The Need…

Level Up Your Deployment Game with IfC

Level Up Your Deployment Game with IfC

In today’s fast-paced software development landscape, efficient and reliable application deployment is crucial. Traditional methods often involve complex infrastructure management, requiring deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC). However, a new approach, Infrastructure from Code (IfC), is emerging to simplify this process for developers. What is Infrastructure from Code (IfC)? IfC provides developers with a…

Unveiling Resilience: A Conversation with LitmusChaos Co-founder Karthik Satchitanand

Unveiling Resilience: A Conversation with LitmusChaos Co-founder Karthik Satchitanand

In this podcast, we delve into the world of Chaos Engineering with Karthik Satchitanand, a principal software engineer at Harness and co-founder and maintainer of LitmusChaos, a CNCF incubated project. In this episode, we explore LitmusChaos, an open-source platform designed specifically for chaos engineering within cloud-native environments. Karthik discusses LitmusChaos’ capabilities, from offering pre-built chaos…

What’s New in Linkerd 2.16? A Practical Workshop

What’s New in Linkerd 2.16? A Practical Workshop

The Linkerd team is excited to announce the release of Linkerd 2.16! This latest version brings a host of new features and improvements to the popular service mesh platform. Key Highlights of Linkerd 2.16: What You’ll Learn: Join this informative Service Mesh Academy session to delve deeper into Linkerd 2.16 and discover how it can…

Karpenter 1.0.0: A New Era in Kubernetes Node Lifecycle Management

Karpenter 1.0.0: A New Era in Kubernetes Node Lifecycle Management

In November 2021, AWS introduced Karpenter, an ambitious open-source project designed to transform the way Kubernetes clusters are scaled and managed. Initially, Karpenter was conceived as a high-performance, flexible alternative to the Kubernetes Cluster Autoscaler. Over the past three years, it has evolved dramatically into a comprehensive, Kubernetes-native node lifecycle manager. This evolution has not…

From Code to Container: Secure Your SDLC with Snyk – Join the Workshop!

Date : August 28Time : 3pm – 4pm (AEST) – 11am (IST) Join us for an in-depth workshop designed to enhance your application security skills by integrating Snyk with SCM systems like GitHub. This session will demonstrate how Snyk performs various security scans throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and offers actionable fix and…

DevSecOps Roundtable: Balancing Speed and Security

DevSecOps Roundtable: Balancing Speed and Security

The software supply chain has become a prime target for cyberattacks, making robust security an imperative. DevSecOps offers a promising solution, but integrating security into the development process without hindering speed is a significant challenge. To address this, a roundtable discussion will be held on Monday, August 12th at 1 pm ET. Industry experts will…