Topic: security
Red Hat announces updates to OpenShift Platform Plus
Red Hat announced a new iteration of OpenShift Platform Plus, which simplifies the Kubernetes stack and includes capabilities that improve storage, management and more. OpenShift Platform Plus includes Red Hat’s latest tools for managing the entire SDLC across Kubernetes clusters, including Red Hat OpenShift 4.11, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.6, and Red … continue reading
SentinelOne announces partnership with Armis
The autonomous cybersecurity platform SentinelOne announced a new integration with Armis, a unified asset intelligence platform. The collaboration will help protect organizations by providing unified and unparalleled visibility across endpoints, cloud, mobile, IoT, OT devices, and more. “With every piece of new technology, the challenge of IT orchestration grows, particularly from a security perspective,” said … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Cilium Service Mesh
Isovalent, the company that builds open-source cloud-native networking software that solves networking, security, and observability for modern infrastructure, announced the availability of Cilium Service Mesh. Users will be able to run the service mesh completely without sidecars while supporting various control plane options. Cilium Service Mesh complements the existing Istio integration based on sidecars that … continue reading
Aqua Security and D2iQ partner on securing cloud-native apps
D2iQ announced a partnership with Aqua Security that will enable organizations to create seamless DevSecOps experiences that accelerate the deployment of secure smart cloud-native applications. With the partnership, organizations can run Aqua’s Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) on the D2iQ Kubernetes Platform (DKP) and enhance the security of containerized workloads. Aqua on DKP can … continue reading
CompTIA launches new Linux+ certification exam
The IT certification company CompTIA announced the worldwide release of the CompTIA Linux+ certification exam, which covers the latest foundational skills demanded by hiring managers. The new exam validates technology professionals’ skills to secure the enterprise, power the cloud, and keep tech systems running. “As organizations opt for Linux-based solutions to automate and orchestrate critical … continue reading
Zscaler announces new Zero Trust capabilities
Zscaler announced newly advanced AI/ML innovations for better user protection and digital experience monitoring in Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange security platform. This comes as organizations are facing a 314% increase in cyberattacks on encrypted internet traffic and an 80% increase in ransomware with nearly a 120% increase in double extortion attacks, the company found in … continue reading
Cloudflare expands zero trust platform
Cloudflare announced several new capabilities for Cloudflare One, its Zero Trust SASE platform, including email security protection, data loss prevention tools, cloud access security broker (CASB), and private network discovery. “When I sit with customers, they share that one of the most daunting aspects of Zero Trust security is simply where to begin. Making matters … continue reading
JFrog announces JFrog Connect for managing IoT devices
JFrog today announced Connect, a solution designed to help developers update, manage, monitor, and secure remote Linux and IoT devices at scale that is a fully integrated part of the JFrog Platform. Organizations can fully automate DevSecOps activities across hundreds of thousands of devices using a consistent operational model and intuitive user interface across cloud, … continue reading
Qualys launches new solution for remediating threats efficiently
Security and compliance company Qualys has announced the launch of Qualys Custom Assessment and Remediation. This solution allows security teams to orchestrate workflows, secure applications, and take action to remediate threats. According to the company, traditionally when threats arise, typical responses include creating new processes and custom scripts that then need to be rolled out … continue reading
CSA releases guidelines for reducing security risk in healthcare
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) issued best practices for healthcare organizations to mitigate supply chain cyber risks in the Healthcare Supply Chain Cybersecurity Risk Management paper. “The move to the cloud and edge computing has expanded HDOs’ electronic perimeters, not only making it harder for them to secure their infrastructure but also making them more … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Starbase
This week’s ITOps Times open-source project of the week is Starbase, a tool that collects assets and relationships from services and systems including cloud infrastructure, SaaS applications, security controls, and more into an intuitive graph view backed by Neo4j. The tool enables users to integrate Neo4j with JupiterOne open-source data ingestion plugins to manage their … continue reading
Casting a light on shadow IT: Using a cloud access security broker
Given the increase in remote work and shadow IT usage, perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that the cloud access security broker (CASB) market is exploding. Valued at $8.74 billion in 2020, the CASB market is projected to reach $32.9 billion by 2028—a projected compound annual growth rate of roughly 18% from 2021 to 2028. What … continue reading
