The unified container and cloud security company Sysdig, today announced Drift Control in order to prevent container attacks at runtime. With this, teams have the ability to detect, prevent, and accelerate incident response for containers that were modified in production. The company also stated that it has enhanced malware and cryptomining detection with new threat … continue reading
Kubernetes 1.24 is expected to be released in a few weeks, on May 3rd, and cloud-native security company Sysdig shared information about what to expect in the latest release. According to Sysdig, one main difference in this release is the removal of Dockershim, which the company sees as a “necessary step to ensure the future … continue reading
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2021 kicked off earlier this week, and the event has resulted in a number of Kubernetes and cloud-native companies announcing updates to their platforms. Here are a few highlights: GitLab Operator now available The GitLab Operator allows developers to run instances of GitLab on Kubernetes platforms, like Red Hat OpenShift. … continue reading
Pure Storage has announced the release of Pure Fusion, which is a self-service, autonomous storage solution. Pure Fusion pools storage arrays into availability zones and automates tasks like workload placement, workload mobility, and fleet rebalancing. Pure Fusion also includes an API framework that operations teams and end users can use to interact with storage in … continue reading
Moogsoft and HCL Technologies have announced a new partnership to deliver an end-to-end solution for remediating IT incidents automatically. This new solution will combine features from the Moogsoft Observability Cloud and HCL DRYiCE iAutomate. Benefits to customers include assured continuity, maximized operational efficiency, and reduced support costs. “Today’s fully digital enterprise produces massive amounts of … continue reading
Sysdig has announced the release of continuous cloud security posture management for AWS, which automatically discovers cloud services and flags misconfigurations and compliance violations. Cloud security posture management builds on Cloud Custodian, which is a cloud infrastructure security tool. The company also announced support for cloud threat detection for AWS and GCP. Customers will be … continue reading
A recent survey has revealed that container security is shifting left with 74% of organizations scanning container images during the build process. Unfortunately, the report also revealed that the majority of container images are overly permissive. According to Sysdig’s fourth annual Sysdig Container Security and Usage report, 58% of containers analyzed were running as a … continue reading
IBM has announced it is acquiring European cloud company Nordcloud to further its cloud migration capabilities. Prior to the acquisition, Nordcloud provided its customers with cloud implementation, transformation, and managed services. “Our clients are increasingly taking a more holistic approach to application modernization that allows them to operate across a traditional IT environment, private cloud … continue reading
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU is continuing through tomorrow. Here are a few more highlights from the event: Datadog updates Live Containers Datadog Live Containers is a solution that provides visibility into containers across an environment. It now provides curated views for Kubernetes applications, which allows users to look at performance data and surface critical information … continue reading
The virtual KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU kicked off yesterday, and a number of cloud-native companies announced new offerings and updates to existing products. Here are a few highlights: Carbon Relay launches free, self-service version of Red Sky Ops Red Sky Ops is an AIOps platform that automatically configures and optimizes containerized applications. By making it … continue reading
Aqua Security has raised $30 million in a new Series D round of funding, bringing its total funding to over $130 million. This funding round was led by Greenspring Associates, with participation from existing investors Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and TLV Partners. “We are seeing customers continuing their move towards cloud-native technologies, often accelerating … continue reading
Earlier this week, Sysdig announced the launch of a cloud-scale Prometheus monitoring tool. Along with that new tool, the company has also announced the launch of PromCat, which is short for Prometheus Catalog. PromCat is a curated repository of Prometheus exporters, dashboards, and alerts. According to Sysdig, there are hundreds of Prometheus exporters that collect … continue reading