Kubernetes 1.28 is now available
The Kubernetes release team has officially announced the launch of the next version of the technology, Kubernetes 1.28. Kubernetes 1.28 includes 45 enhancements, 12 of which are stable, 14 that are in beta, and 19 that are in alpha. One of the new generally available features is the ability to recover after an unexpected node … continue reading
White House seeking public and private sector input to strengthen the open-source ecosystem
The White House recently issued a request for information (RFI) that seeks public and private sector input as federal leadership develops its strategy and action plan to strengthen the open-source software ecosystem. The RFI builds on the administration’s strategy “to invest in the development of secure software, including memory-safe languages and software development techniques, frameworks, … continue reading
Report: Phishing is most dominant cyber attack
Phishing remains the most dominant and fastest-growing Internet crime, largely due to the ubiquity of email and the ceaseless issue of human error that is preyed upon by today’s threat actors, according to Cloudflare’s inaugural 2023 Phishing Threat Report. The impact of phishing is not limited to large corporations; it affects small businesses, local entities, … continue reading
IBM acquires FinOps company Apptio
IBM’s acquisition of Apptio will enable clients to benefit from the synergy between Apptio and IBM, creating opportunities for added volume, according to IBM in a post. The deal combines Apptio’s leading FinOps solutions, such as ApptioOne, Cloudability, and Targetprocess, with IBM’s automation tools like Turbonomic, AIOps, and Instana. This integration creates a “virtual command … continue reading
Several companies form new open-source project to improve cyberattack detection and remediation
The Open CyberSecurity Schema Framework (OCSF) is an open-source project that provides a framework for developing security schemas. In order to detect and stop cyberattacks, there must be coordination across several different tools, but that currently requires a lot of time and resources because there is no standard, vendor-agnostic schema these tools follow, OCSF explained. … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Dagger
Dagger is a programmable CI/CD engine that runs pipelines in containers. The solution executes pipelines entirely as standard OCI containers. The solution is a good fit for developers wishing their CI pipelines were code instead of YAML, DevOps teams, platform engineers running custom tooling, and cloud-native developer advocates or solution engineers. The running of executing … continue reading
Amazon FSx for Lustre now supports file release
Amazon has added a new feature to Amazon FSx for Lustre that allows customers to perform file releases. Amazon FSx for Lustre is a managed storage service for Linux-based workloads that builds on the open-source Lustre project. The new file release capability allows customers to release file data that has been synchronized with Amazon S3. … continue reading
Grafana’s new tool enables code-level observability
The observability company Grafana is hoping to enable companies to unify different observability signals with the launch of Grafana Cloud Profiles. This new solution allows users to better take advantage of profiling, which offers insights into why a system is behaving as it is, at the code level. “It doesn’t merely append another pillar — … continue reading
Exabeam and Cribl Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response
FOSTER CITY, Calif. & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exabeam, a global cybersecurity leader and creator of New-Scale SIEM™ for advancing security operations, and Cribl, the data company for IT and Security, today announced a new strategic partnership. The partnership enables New-Scale SIEM to more quickly and securely ingest data for enterprises and accelerate deployment. With a shared mission … continue reading
Mend for Containers offers container scanning at scale
The application security company Mend.io is working to make containers more secure with the release of Mend for Containers, which scans container images and registries. According to the company, the new solution will enable DevSecOps teams to discover threats before they make it to production. It also can scan containers that are already in production. … continue reading
IBM and Cloudflare expand partnership to deal with bot-based attacks
The companies have been working together since 2018, when IBM released an application for configuring security solutions, which ran on Cloudflare, called IBM Cloud Internet Services (CIS). “As the threat landscape continues to grow, it’s more important than ever to evolve our offerings to better support our clients in their cyber resiliency journey,” said Nataraj … continue reading
Jeli.io launches ChatGPT beta for improving incident response and analysis
Incident response and analysis company Jeli.io announced that it has integrated ChatGPT into its platform. By utilizing large language models like ChatGPT, Jeli.io will help teams handle incidents and gain insights from them. The company has now extended its AI beta access to enterprise customers, positioning itself as a pioneer in using language models for … continue reading
Analyst View: Preparing for the best part of Wi-Fi 7
It is amazing how quickly technology is advancing. It seems like just yesterday we launched Wi-Fi 6, and we’ve already had a number of variants. This month, Qualcomm began sharing the coming capabilities, one of which, given the launch of the Apple Vision Pro – announced in June at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference –, is … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: k0smotron
K0smotron is an open-source project for managing Kubernetes control planes. It was released earlier this week by the Kubernetes company Mirantis. The tool allows companies to rapidly provision Kubernetes control planes, and these control planes are also separated from worker nodes. According to Mirantis, this separation allows for provisioning of remote worker nodes, which supports … continue reading
