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GitLab expands into Australia as DevOps tooling market heats up

Source:-computerweekly.com DevOps platform supplier GitLab has expanded its footprint in Australia as part of its global expansion plan. The company has recently grown its sales, marketing, customer success and solution architect teams, bringing its total staff strength in Australia to 48. GitLab’s Australian expansion follows its year-over-year (YoY) growth in annual recurring revenue (ARR) of 116%, bringing its total ARR to $100m. The company has grown from fewer than 10 people in 2015 to currently over 1,250 employees in more

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Alcide Advances DevSecOps in Kubernetes Environments

Source:-containerjournal.co Alcide is moving to advance the adoption of best DevSecOps practices among developers of containerized applications running on Kubernetes platforms by making its container security platform available via a command-line interface (CLI). Company CTO Gadi Naor says Alcide sKan makes it easier for developers to scan source code for vulnerabilities within the context of existing DevOps processes. That approach is critical because it means developers can invoke a cybersecurity tool without having to substantially alter their existing workflow processes, he says.

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The four secrets of building a great DevOps team

Source:-diginomica.com Lately I’ve been on lots of Zoom calls — perhaps you have too? As we’ve rolled into the second month of lockdown (for some of us) those calls now regularly turn to what’s next and the bigger picture: how we will work and what our teams will look like in the future? We all want to build, and be part of, teams that deliver excellent software. We want a growth culture and to help our business reach its objectives.

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Will the Pandemic Propel DevSecOps? Snyk Says Yes

Source:-sdxcentral.com Now is a great time to start a bug bounty program, says Guy Podjarny, founder and president of Snyk, a security startup that helps developers find vulnerabilities in open source code and Kubernetes-based applications. A lot of developers are working from home these days because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So why not pay them to find flaws in your software that you can fix before the hackers exploit these vulnerabilities to steal company data — or worse. “There’s actually

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Filling the Skills Gap for Effective DevSecOps

Source:-devops.com With the rise of DevSecOps comes a whole new need for training and upskilling. It isn’t a secret that the cybersecurity skills gap will only continue to grow. The security skills gap combined with the rise of DevSecOps has introduced hidden challenges organizations must address. The Rise of DevSecOps While DevOps accelerates agility and scalability of organizations, it may also expand risks of threats—particularly if security is an afterthought in an organization’s cloud strategy. In a recent survey, 52%

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Improve DevOps processes with API catalog

Source:-appdevelopermagazine.com One of the biggest trends in DevOps is the “shift left” approach when it comes to security, so much so that security conferences now host developer days, developer conferences host security days, and the two have melded into DevSecOps. But pragmatically, how do you implement security earlier into your development cycles? According to CloudVector VP of Engineering and Threat Research Ravi Balupari, one of the most important tools for application security testing and quality assurance is an API catalog.

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Contrast Security Advances DevSecOps

Source:-securityboulevard.com Contrast Security this week added a Route Intelligence module to a Contrast Assess vulnerability assessment that automates the code scanning process. Surag Patel, chief strategy officer for Contrast Security, said Route Intelligence employs sensors in the form of lightweight agents to instrument applications so IT teams can more easily identify where vulnerabilities are located within code being developed. Those sensors allow the Contrast Assess platform to not only continuously assess applications for vulnerabilities as they are built and updated,

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DevSecOps Market Competitive Outlook | IBM, Splunk, Chef Software, Puppet, Amazon, CA Technologies, Qualys, and others

Source:-openpr.com DevSecOps Market report is a synopsis of the current status for ICT industry. It explains DevSecOps Market definition, classifications, applications, engagements, and market trends while focusing on the significant key players and key brands responsible for driving the DevSecOps Market by their joint ventures, mergers, product launches, and accusations. According to Infoholic Research, the global DevSecOps market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 33.7% during the forecast period 2020-2025. The rising security breaches, awareness about DevSecOps platforms,

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Technical Debt – The Anti-DevOps Culture

Source:-devblogs.microsoft.com App Dev Manager Silviano Blea explores the idea of how “technical debt” can work against an organization’s ability to adapt and transform in their DevOps journey. Technical Debt can be defined as as “the concept in software development that reflects the implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing an easy (limited) and faster solution now instead of a using a better approach that would take longer”. I will also define Technical Code Debt as the IT infrastructure and

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16 ways to improve your code after it’s ‘finished’

Source:-itworld.com Just because you’ve squeezed out the bugs and delivered a working program doesn’t mean you should relax You’ve pushed the code through all of the tests and they came back green. The continuous integration pipeline ran all of the way through. All of the check boxes on the feature list are checked. All of the Post-it notes have moved to the completed part of the wall. Phew. It’s tempting to call the code finished and head off on vacation.

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DevSecOps and Beyond: The Evolution of DevOps

Source:-technative.io Since its introduction, DevOps has made concepts like continuous integration and continuous delivery commonplace and encouraged organisations to be more agile. As DevOps has matured and become more mainstream, the approach has gradually begun to evolve and now, it looks likely to revolutionise enterprise IT. DevOps’ increasing popularity can be attributed to a number of factors, including the fact it adapts quickly, so the cost of change is low, allows businesses to add cross-functionality collaborations and enables them to

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DLT Framework to Spur Government DevOps Adoption

Source:-containerjournal.com DLT Solutions LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tech Data, has defined a Secure Software Factory (SSF) framework that provides U.S. public sector agencies with a framework for implementing a set of best DevOps practices based on Kubernetes. Company CTO David Blankenhorn says the SSF framework spans tools and platforms from Checkmarx, CloudBees, Dynatrace, GitHub, GitLab, Eggplant, MindPoint Group, Parasoft, Red Hat, Sonatype, StackRox, Sysdig, XebiaLabs and ZenHub. The goal, he says, is to make it easier for government agencies and

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Checkmarx simplifies AST automation for modern development and DevOps environments

Source:-helpnetsecurity.com Checkmarx, the global leader in software security solutions for DevOps, announced at the RSA Conference 2020 new enhancements to its market-leading Software Security Platform to empower more seamless implementation and automation of application security testing (AST) in modern development and DevOps environments. Available now, Checkmarx ‘Flow’ (CxFlow) is an orchestration module for the Checkmarx Software Security Platform that tightly integrates with application release orchestration and agile planning tools. This results in improved operational ‘flow’ of secure software development and

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NetOps vs DevOps vs DevSecOps – What’s the Difference?

Source:-tripwire.com One thing I have noticed is that each industry comes up with their own terms and acronyms. Unfortunately, these inventions often vary depending on the person you speak to due to a lack of a governing body that decides on an exact definition. At times, acronyms can even overlap, causing further confusion. Therefore, when it comes to definitions, I always look to ask a variety of persons from across industries on how they would define certain terms. In fact,

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How to Secure DevOps Environments: Exploring Best Practices

Source:-securityboulevard.com Hard to believe, but it’s been more than a decade since the concept of DevOps was introduced. By eliminating the silos separating software development and operations teams, and fostering a more agile, collaborative environment, DevOps promised to help organizations deliver better software faster. By using automation to manage many of the tasks of building, testing, and deploying software, it now promises to improve consistency and reduce human error. IT organizations have certainly taken note. A recent survey found 45%

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DevSecOps: 3 Mission-Critical Trends to Follow in 2020

Source:-insights.dice.com The twin trends of digital transformation projects and a growing reliance on cloud services are constantly pushing enterprises to develop, deploy and upgrade applications much faster
 the better to keep up with competition and stay ahead of nimble upstarts looking for market share. Meanwhile, concerns over security continue to gain importance with corporate boards and executives, who increasingly weigh these risks when making business decisions. The clash between the two (faster application development while keeping code secure) is a

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DevOps practices can help spot vulnerabilities earlier

Source:-techrepublic.com Continuous collaboration, automation, and radical transparency in DevOps can help detect issues more rapidly. Last year’s GitLab’s Global Developer Report provided some key insights into the benefits and challenges of the DevOps methodology. GitLab surveyed 4,071 software professionals and found that teams with mature DevOps practices are three times more likely to spot vulnerabilities earlier, showing the benefits of when DevOps is done right. SEE: Learning programming languages for free: GitHub’s best guides for Java developers (free PDF) (TechRepublic)

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How to chart DevOps success (securely) with Virgin Atlantic’s Martyn Coupland

Source:-techerati.com We talk DevOps scaling, security and success with Virgin Atlantic’s DevOps lead As DevOps Technical Lead at Virgin Atlantic, Martyn Coupland has two primary responsibilities. First, he is one of the subject matter experts for the airline’s Microsoft Azure platform and the subject matter expert for the Azure toolset which enables its DevOps program. In addition to the technical legwork, Martyn also provides expertise “around the softer side of DevOps” – in other words, the people and process side

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DevOps conferences to attend in 2020

Source:-enterprisersproject.com Looking to expand your skills and raise your profile in the DevOps community this year? Check out these top DevOps conferences. Is it still worth it to go to physical events when you can learn so much online? I’d argue that it is. As we enter an era of more accelerated software innovation than ever before, keeping pace with new technologies is essential. Plus, the shifting nature of the software business means that many developers and other IT professionals

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Is DevOps making the same mistake as IT?

Source:-techbeacon.com I’ve been “DevSecOps-adjacent” for some time. My background is in the ops side of IT, and I have had several roles in cybersecurity. Like many who’ve been in cybersecurity for a while, I’ve become disheartened at the lack of progress—at the way the industry and its customers seem to be suffering from the same issues, not just year after year, but decade after decade. I see DevOps, and especially DevSecOps, as a way forward—a different way of working that

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