August 17, 2023 vijaykr123 DevOps Leave a comment

Fundamentals Tutorial of API

What is API? API stands for “Application Programming Interface.” It is a set of rules and protocols that allows different software applications to communicate with each other. An API defines how different software components should interact, specifying the methods and data structures that can be used to request and exchange information. In essence, an API acts as an intermediary that enables different software systems to work together without needing to understand the internal details of each system. It allows developers

December 2, 2020 bestdevops Microservices Leave a comment

More than a gateway: Modern API management platforms

Source:-https://techhq.com Take a random sample of internet traffic or traffic flowing across the average enterprise network, and you will probably find that the majority (some estimates put the figure as high as 70%) of packets are destined for, coming from, or are related in some way to API activity. Even applications that could be described as monolithic usually comprise discrete modules, services, microservices, and so on, which function internally by means of APIs. Regardless of design, even an individual application’s

November 12, 2020 bestdevops GitHub Leave a comment

Microsoft to Require Token-Based Authentication on GitHub and Visual Studio

Source:-https://www.programmableweb.com Microsoft has announced that in an effort to provide increased security GitHub and Visual Studio users will no longer be able to use account passwords for API authentication. Beginning on November 13th, 2020, the company will require token-based authentication for all interactions that require authentication. As a result of these changes, Microsoft noted that Git credential helpers will no longer be able to create new access tokens or help authenticate users for GitHub operations by using username and password.

October 14, 2020 bestdevops Continuous Inspection Leave a comment

As the quantity of test data increases, machine learning could be the answer to sort through it all

Source:-https://www.applause.com Scaling test automation and managing it over time remains a challenge for DevOps teams. Development teams can utilize machine learning (ML) both in the platform’s test automation authoring and execution phases, as well as in the post-execution test analysis that includes looking at trends, patterns and impact on the business. Before diving deeper into how ML can help during both of these phases of the test automation process, it is important to understand the root causes of why test

August 10, 2020 bestdevops Docker Leave a comment

Exploring the (lack of) security in a typical Docker and Kubernets installation

Source:-neowin.net I have been in IT for over 20 years, but have never had any hands on experience with containers. Conceptually, I understand what they are and how they work, but since I’ve never had to implement them, I wasn’t sure how it worked. In addition, I had no idea how to actually secure them. Again, the concept sounds great, but the old adage of “as security increases, usability decreases” sat in my head, and with how easy everything container-related

August 8, 2020 bestdevops GitHub Leave a comment

Black Hat 2020: xGitGuard uses AI to detect inadvertently exposed data on GitHub

Source:-portswigger.net GitHub is often praised for offering a platform for developers to share their open source code and tools that they develop. However, some developers often unknowingly, or inadvertently, neglect to remove sensitive information such as API tokens and user credentials from their code prior to posting it on GitHub. Mistakes of this kind can expose an organization’s internal secrets and tokens to harvesting and potential misuse. Security researchers at Comcast have developed a tool that detects organizations’ secrets and

August 7, 2020 bestdevops DevOps Leave a comment

For DevOps, Application Programming Integration (API) Is A Major Security Vulnerability

Source:-forbes.com One of the most often overlooked cybersecurity attack vectors, and one of the biggest threats is application-programming interface (API) security. According to the security giant, Akamai, over 80% of all Content Delivery Network (CDN) Internet traffic is API traffic. APIs enable applications, services and micro services to work together. For example, organizations use APIs to connect applications, data services and mobile applications to deliver services to their customers for banking, gaming, healthcare or any other integrated enterprise applications. Internally,

August 4, 2020 bestdevops Kubernetes Leave a comment

Why securing Kubernetes requires a native toolset

Source:-cloudcomputing-news.net A now-classic 2014 study by IBM concluded that an astonishing 95 percent of all digital security breaches it investigated were either caused, or contributed to, by human error – presumably including those of the software developers. The remaining few were largely the results of technical faux pas. Subsequent disclosures about breaches and attacks have cited the same finding – with all kinds of digital tools, it’s easy for people to make mistakes. Often the root cause is granting privileges

May 21, 2020 bestdevops DevSecOps Leave a comment

DevSecOps report: Cloud IT complexity creates ‘immutable’ security issues

Source:-zdnet.com Cloud IT deployments can be so complex that security issues cannot be fixed easily — so they aren’t — raising the attack surface for enterprises. A report on DevOps security has found that only 4% of issues found in production are dealt with because of the increased complexity of cloud based IT systems is creating new security gaps. The State of DevSecOps report was commissioned by Accurics — which specializes in addressing IT security through infrastructure as code in

May 15, 2020 bestdevops IT Monitoring, Kubernetes Leave a comment

Morpheus Data Updates Multi-Cloud Management Platform for Continuous Delivery

Source:-idevnews.com Morpheus Data’s latest platform can tackle various types of multi-cloud management to unify complex environments and automate workflows. The goal is to enable continuous delivery for developers using Kubernetes, VMware and Terraform. Morpheus Data has updated its multi-cloud management platform to enable continuous delivery for customers using Kubernetes, VMware, and Terraform. Morpheus 4.2 release also adds continuous compliance updates for the platform’s policy enforcement engine. The latest updates build on Morpheus’ aim to deliver “everything needed for rapid and

May 12, 2020 bestdevops Kubernetes Leave a comment

Trend Micro Publishes Guide to Kubernetes Security

Source:-containerjournal.com Trend Micro has created a guide to Kubernetes threats that categorizes the threats into three broad categories: external attacks, misconfiguration issues and vulnerable applications. Mark Nunnikhoven, vice president of cloud research at Trend Micro, says adoption of Kubernetes is exacerbating an existing shortage of cybersecurity expertise by introducing into enterprise IT environments a platform that is as complex as it is powerful. As a result, the opportunities for cybersecurity mistakes to be made are considerable, he notes. Most external

May 9, 2020 bestdevops Software Leave a comment

Latest Parasoft Software Testing Suite Release Strengthens DevOps Team Collaboration

Source:-aithority.com Parasoft Showcases New Product Capabilities for DevOps and Remote Work Team Initiatives at STAREAST Virtual Conference 2020 Parasoft, a global leader in automated software testing for over 30 years, announced the 2020.1 releases of Parasoft’s enterprise solutions: SOAtest, Virtualize, and Continuous Testing Platform (CTP). The new features in the product suite strengthen DevOps team collaboration, making it simple for customers to manage virtual services more effectively as part of the test environment. Parasoft added key capabilities to enable remote

May 2, 2020 bestdevops IT Monitoring, IT Training Leave a comment

OverOps Debuts Enhanced Jenkins Integration; Joins the CloudBees Technical Alliance Partner Program

Source:-finance.yahoo.com New Partnership and Updated Quality Gates Plugin Help the Global CloudBees and Jenkins User Communities Deliver on the Promise of Speed and Reliability in Mission-Critical Applications OverOps, the leading continuous reliability solution, today announced that it has joined the CloudBees Technical Alliance Partner Program (TAPP), deepening its commitment to ensuring software reliability for the global CloudBees and Jenkins user communities. In addition to this new alliance, OverOps debuted enhancements to its Jenkins plugin that streamline the process of blocking

May 2, 2020 bestdevops DevOps Leave a comment

5 Capabilities Network Infrastructure Must Have to Support DevOps

Source:-devops.com According to the Accelerate 2019 State of DevOps report, high-performing DevOps organizations achieve over 200 times more frequent deployments and over 2,600 times faster recovery times than low performers. These outcomes have been realized by both forward-leaning organizations such as Amazon, which deploys code every 11.6 seconds, and more traditional enterprises that have been in existence for a long time. For instance, Nordstrom, a well-known American retailer, increased the release frequency for its mobile app from twice per year

April 23, 2020 bestdevops Google Cloud Leave a comment

Google launches Cloud Healthcare API in general availability

Source:-cloudmanagementinsider.com Google announced the availability of the Cloud Healthcare API, which makes it easy to transfer data between healthcare applications and solutions built on Google Cloud. The API allows companies to embed and manage data from a variety of inputs and systems, and then analyze that data using secure A.I. and machine learning. The Cloud Healthcare API helps to alleviate the pressure on health systems that are burdened by the coronavirus infection. As Google notes, even in the best of

April 17, 2020 bestdevops DevOps Leave a comment

BeyondTrust Builds on Secrets Management Capabilities with Latest DevOps Secrets Safe Release

Source:-beyondtrust.com I am excited to announce we have just launched DevOps Secrets Safe v20.2, expanding on the BeyondTrust portfolio’s secrets management capabilities. DevOps Secrets Safe is a solution for centralized secrets administration (create, store, access, and audit) designed for the high volume and dynamic workloads found in DevOps environments. DevOps Secrets Safe helps organizations secure credentials and other secrets (passwords, API keys, certificates, etc.) used in their continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) tool chain, applications, automated processes and other

April 14, 2020 bestdevops CircleCI Leave a comment

CircleCI Raises $100M to Grow CI/CD, Expand DevOps Insights

Source:-itprotoday.com The DevOps vendor rolls out new capabilities to help developer efficiency as well as application development and deployment. The cornerstone of modern DevOps practices is the integration of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) platforms into the development pipeline. There are multiple tools and vendors in the CI/CD space, among them being CircleCI, which is experiencing growth thanks to the expanding need for faster development. On April 7, CircleCI announced that it has raised $100 million in a Series E round

April 3, 2020 bestdevops DevOps Leave a comment

DevOps for the Rest of Ops

Source:-devops.com The IT pro gig usually includes a basic headwind. They’re part of a cost center, and budget for resources and staff are limited by design unless they’re managing a strategic initiative, which—at least for a while—is more generously funded. Early adopters of DevOps, Agile or site reliability engineering (SRE) teams have been budget beneficiaries when tied to transformation projects—as has always been the case for high-visibility IT initiatives. Fortunately, DevOps has proved more helpful and stickier than some other “next

March 31, 2020 bestdevops Microservices Leave a comment

Best practices for threat modeling service mesh, microservices

Source:-searchsecurity.techtarget.com Security professionals have probably noticed that containers, such as Docker and Rkt, as well as container orchestration — for example, Kubernetes — are gaining traction in a big way. This is because, as developers have discovered the power of microservices, they are moving away from monolithic or tightly coupled component design architectures and moving instead toward more decoupled models — i.e., models where REST is used as a layer of abstraction. In microservices and service mesh environments, communications don’t follow static

March 31, 2020 bestdevops IT Monitoring, IT trends Leave a comment

Home Depot, IHG and the 5 Principles of IT Management in a Multi-Cloud World

Source:-enterpriseai.news Proliferation of hybrid and multi-cloud architectures has resulted in rapid and remarkable technological advances. But it has also introduced monumental, multi-faceted complexities into IT infrastructure management, including: Managing multiple on-premises, private and public cloud resources Complicated and lengthy provisioning processes for resource deployment Continually evolving challenges maintaining visibility into multi-cloud ecosystems Ongoing concerns around governance, cost control and security In the face of these challenges, enterprise IT must enable innovation and digital transformation. Whether through self-service and intelligent automation,

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