The recent Log4j vulnerability showed just how quickly a security bug could disrupt not just an industry, but the entire world. Organizations, especially federal agencies, will always find themselves at some level of risk, but they can also do more to mitigate those challenges. In November 2021, the Biden administration issued a directive through the […]
0 CommentsMost people are painfully aware that security breaches have increased in recent years, while at the same time becoming much more sophisticated in their approach. Additionally, ever-expanding application environments and continuously evolving workloads have created more opportunities than ever for attackers. What’s not so apparent to those outside of the tech bubble: The world is […]
0 CommentsSource code is, of course, the foundation of any software development practice. Managing that source code is the first task tackled by modern software development pipelines, with all subsequent stages of the pipeline dependent on the source code for their success and functionality. Thus, it is critical that source code is properly managed without introducing […]
0 CommentsThe site reliability engineer (SRE) role is still gathering steam across organizations. In January 2022, LinkedIn listed SRE as the 21st job with the highest global demand throughout the past five years. That’s pretty high for such a specific tech role. And, looking to the future, it appears the SRE practice will only continue to […]
0 CommentsDevOps encompasses a wide variety of technical and social practices for improving the development, delivery and operation of IT systems. Salesforce has become more than a CRM system; it evolved into a full-featured ecosystem and a low-code platform that made development far simpler and more approachable than traditional code-based platforms. Cross-functional teams build on Salesforce […]
0 CommentsThe number of data breaches publicly reported in 2021 far exceeded the total for 2020, making 2021 a record year. With cyberattacks on the rise and bad actors and ransomware gangs demanding millions in ransom, cybersecurity has taken on new urgency. In addition to more sophisticated hacking techniques, the rapid pace of tech adoption during […]
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0 CommentsCircleCI has added a free unlimited access tier to its continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform. Jim Rose, CircleCI CEO, said in contrast to other ‘freemium’ offerings, CircleCI’s free tier provides developers and DevOps teams with frictionless access to all the premium capabilities of the platform. Those capabilities include up to 6,000 build minutes per month, […]
0 CommentsAs ransomware continues to plague organizations across industries, remote work continues and innovation brings with it new threat vectors for bad actors to exploit, 2022 is poised to be another messy year in cybersecurity. In July 2021 alone, organizations lost $45 million to ransomware. What’s more, ransomware costs are projected to reach $265 billion by […]
0 CommentsOrganizations plan to address access management over the next 12 months, as the need to secure and streamline infrastructure-wide access controls serves as a prerequisite to other initiatives, like zero-trust. This was one of the key findings of a survey of 600 DevOps professionals conducted by Pollfish and sponsored by strongDM. The report also found […]
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