Microsoft acquires CloudKnox Security for privileged access capabilities
Microsoft announced that it acquired the cloud Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) provider CloudKnox Security to offer unified privileged access and cloud entitlement management. “The company’s solution helps organizations right-size permissions and consistently enforce least-privilege principles to reduce risk, and it employs continuous analytics to help prevent security breaches and ensure compliance. This strengthens our … continue reading
Three ways to protect Kubernetes data from ransomware
Ransomware attacks were up 150% from 2019 to 2020 with the amount paid by victims increasing by more than 300%. There is no question that ransomware can be devastating to businesses of all sizes – the very recent and very prominent ransomware attack on the Colonial Oil Pipeline underscores the potential for disaster as attackers increasingly target … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: MicroK8s
MicroK8s allows for low-ops, minimal production Kubernetes for devs, cloud, clusters, workstations, edge and IoT. It is a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) certified upstream Kubernetes deployment that runs entirely on your workstation or edge device. The project automatically chooses the best nodes for the Kubernetes datastore, and when a cluster database is lost, another … continue reading
Report: Security practitioners are overconfident regarding runtime security
The default security capabilities of containers are being overestimated by those working with them. In a survey conducted by Aqua Security, only three percent of respondents recognized that a container by itself is not a security boundary. “The results of the survey showcase a staggering knowledge gap that leads to an underinvestment in a critical … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Vectra AI Cognito Platform, Kasten K10 available on Red Hat Marketplace, and Scale Computing partners with IBM
Vectra AI has announced that it has been working with Microsoft to deliver Zero Trust capabilities. The Vectra Cognito Platform uses AI to find and prioritize attacks inside Microsoft 365, Azure Active Directory, cloud, data center, IoT, and enterprise networks. The platform adheres to the Zero Trust framework’s three guiding principles, which are verify explicitly, … continue reading
IBM adds enhanced data protection to FlashSystem
IBM announced that it is bringing advanced data protection capabilities to the IBM FlashSystem family of all flash arrays to help companies plan for and recover quickly from ransomware and cyberattacks. IBM Safeguarded Copy, which automatically creates data copies in “immutable snapshots,” will now be integrated into the IBM FlashSystem family. In the event of … continue reading
Palo Alto Networks and Google Cloud release new threat detection service
Palo Alto Networks just announced an expansion to its partnership with Google Cloud to help make cloud adoption more secure. Together they are releasing Cloud IDS, which is a threat detection service. “Businesses are betting on the cloud for their most important initiatives, and one of the most fundamental factors to their success will be … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Pure Storage’s new as-a-service offerings, MinIO available on Red Hat Marketplace, and Cyient announces CyiOPS
Pure Storage has announced expansions to its as-a-service offerings. It launched FlashStack as-a-Service, which is a data infrastructure that integrates on-premise and multi-cloud infrastructures. Another new offering is Portworx Cloud Consumption, which provides greater flexibility to Portworx consumption to better match what their application needs. Instead of purchasing a license that is tied to a … continue reading
Pixie Auto Telemetry now available in New Relic One
Pixie Auto Telemetry, an observability tool that provides visibility into Kubernetes applications, is now available as part of New Relic One. Pixie automatically captures application profiles with function-level granularity, full-body requests, system metrics and the Kubernetes-specific state of pods and services. “The ever-changing, dynamic nature of Kubernetes environments results in blind spots, and alternative Kubernetes … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Otomi
Otomi is intended to act as an extension of Kubernetes to turn it into a “full blown container platform.” It provides an advanced ingress architecture, a suite of integrated pre-configured applications, multi-tenancy, and governance and security policies. One of the goals of the project is to support common DevOps use cases. It strongly relies on … continue reading
NS1 launches Traffic Analysis Dashboards to provide visibility into application traffic
NS1 is providing IT teams with more information into their application traffic with the release of Traffic Analysis Dashboards within Pulsar Active Traffic Steering. The dashboards give metrics on availability, latency, and traffic distribution. This makes it easier for teams to monitor and optimize their application delivery and performance. According to NS1, latencies in performance-driven … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Platform9 Managed KubeVirt, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 renews FIPS 140-2, and Jamf Nation updates
Platform9 has announced the release of its Managed KubeVirt (PMK) platform. PMK will provide a unified platform for running virtual machines together with containers. Out-of-the-box capabilities include cloud-managed upgrades, automated monitoring for VMs, SR-IOV and OVS-DPDK support, user-friendly SaaS console, bare metal performance, 99.9% update SLA, and more. “Traditional virtualization solutions are expensive and managing … continue reading
Auvik Networks secures $250 million growth investment
Auvik, an award-winning provider of cloud-based network management software, today announced that it has secured a US$250 million investment from Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive businesses. The investment is expected to accelerate Auvik’s mission by funding product development, segment expansion, geographic reach, and other strategic growth initiatives. Auvik … continue reading
Google Cloud now indicates which regions have the lowest carbon impact
Google Cloud now indicates the regions with the lowest carbon impact inside Cloud Console location selectors for Cloud Run and Datastream. Regions that have a CFE percentage of at least 75% will be featured as a “Lowest CO2” region or a grid carbon intensity of no more than 200 gCO2eq/kWh.During pre-release tests, users were 19% … continue reading
