Let’s be honest, DevOps is already quite a beast – right? CI/CD, automation, IaC, containers, AST, Cloud, orchestration, observability … half the time we’re just trying to keep production from crashing on a Friday evening 🫣. Now there’s growing buzz around something called Green DevOps popping up. First reaction – Another buzzword, huh? 🤔 But hang on. …
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The global Microsoft outage caused by CrowdStrike’s update is a clear reminder of how dependent we are on our interconnected digital systems. A flawed update from CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity firm, led to disruptions in various sectors, including airlines and hospitals, highlighting the critical need for robust and fail-safe update mechanisms. As we rely more …
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In the domain of application security, two predominant testing methods stand out: Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST). SAST tools inspect the code from the inside, looking for potential issues without actually running the app. Think of it like proofreading a document before it goes public. DAST, on the other …
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Application Security Testing (AST) best practices are essential for safeguarding applications against security threats. In the world of app safety, Application Security is not just a one-person show; we all have to pitch in to keep things secure. For a deeper understanding, click here to go to our Application Security Testing article. Now, let’s talk about some …
In 2021, I wrote an article on how to set up mutual TLS (mTLS) and, at the time, AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) didn’t support mTLS. I remember reaching out to the AWS team and they informed me that it was on their roadmap. So, I moved forward with configuring mTLS on AWS Network Load Balancer (NLB) …
Efficiency is at the heart of every well-designed system, and Docker is no exception. As containerization technology continues to evolve, optimizing Docker images becomes increasingly important for teams that want to optimize their workflow and resource usage. Docker image optimization is all about effectively reducing your image size without sacrificing performance or functionality, and in …
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Ansible is open-source software that automates software provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment. Ansible connects via SSH, remote PowerShell, or via other remote API and it is now one of the basic requirements to run the Ansible job through CI tools such as Jenkins to automate the server provisioning and configuration. This helps developers and other …
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Are you looking to make your application more secure and compliant? Are you thinking to go one step further from SSL/TLS authentication? For example, are you running your services in AWS and would like to implement Mutual TLS? If yes, you’ve come to the right place! This detailed guide will demonstrate how to implement mTLS …
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Are you tired of remembering your passwords for different tools when working for the same account/project? How do you feel when you join any project that allows you to log in with your LDAP/AD Password. Or, have one portal for all the tools so that you log in once and access all the tools – …
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kOps (Kubernetes Operations) is an open-source project that helps you create, destroy, upgrade and maintain production-grade, highly available Kubernetes clusters. You can also provision the necessary cloud infrastructure using kOps. It’s the easiest way to get a production-grade Kubernetes cluster up and running. kOps is a one-stop solution for managing the cumbersome Kubernetes cluster operations. …
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