Archives for August 2025
Month: August 2025
Malicious Nx Packages Used in Two Waves of Supply Chain Attack
The Nx build system was hit by a supply chain attack dubbed “s1ngularity,” leaking thousands of secrets and exploiting AI tools for data theft ...
Bringing Order to Chaotic Software Engineering Workflows
Software development has never been tidy, but the current landscape feels more chaotic than ever. Shannon Mason, chief strategy officer for Tempo, dives into why software engineering workflows remain chaotic and what ...
Why APIs Alone Won’t Cut It in the AI Era
Kumar Chivukula, co-founder and CEO of Codeglide.ai (a subsidiary of Upsera), explains why the rise of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is reshaping how enterprises connect APIs to large language models. For ...
DevOps Platforms Show Cracks: GitHub Incidents Surge 58%, Azure, GitLab and Jira Also Under Pressure
Alan Shimel | | Atlassian outages, Azure DevOps incidents, CI/CD disruptions, developer productivity risks, DevOps platform downtime, DevOps resilience 2025, GitHub outages 2025, GitLab data breach Europcar, GitProtect.io DevOps Threats report, Jira ransomware attacksGitProtect.io’s Mid-Year 2025 DevOps Threats Unwrapped report reveals a surge in disruptions across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, and Azure DevOps — with 330 incidents in just six months. Rising outages, ransomware, and ...
Survey Surfaces Raft of AI Coding Issues Involving Embedded Systems
Mike Vizard | | AI coding assistants, AI security risks, AI-generated code vulnerabilities, Black Duck Software survey, C++ embedded programming, Censuswide research, cybersecurity for embedded systems, developer vs management perspectives., devsecops, embedded systems security, open source AI models, open source license compliance, Python in embedded systems, Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), software composition analysis (SCA)A new survey of 785 development and security professionals reveals that 89% of organizations are using AI coding assistants for embedded systems, but concerns over security, licensing risks, and governance remain. Python ...
Coding at the Speed of AI: Innovation, Vulnerability, and the GenAI Paradox
John Trest | | AI code review, AI Governance, AI hallucinations, AI in DevOps, AI in software development, AI security best practices, AI-generated code vulnerabilities, ChatGPT, cross-site scripting, developer training, devsecops, EU AI Act, GenAI security risks, generative AI, GitHub Copilot, hardcoded credentials, insecure deserialization, Log4Shell AI reproduction, Replit Ghostwriter, secure coding, U.S. Executive Order 14110Generative AI accelerates software delivery but also reintroduces vulnerabilities, making secure coding practices, oversight, and developer training essential for safe adoption ...
How Engineers are Automating More with Less: Trends in DevOps Tooling
Durojaye Olusegun | | AI in DevOps, anomaly detection, ArgoCD, autonomous operations, CI/CD evolution, CloudRay, composable workflows, cost-conscious automation, Dagger, developer experience, devops automation, edge automation, Flux, GitHub Actions, GitLab DevSecOps survey, GitOps automation, infrastructure as code, low-code automation, modular pipelines, no-code DevOps, observability, platform consolidation, serverless workflows, Temporal, test automation, toolchain consolidationDevOps automation is shifting from complex, monolithic pipelines to lean, modular, AI-enhanced workflows—driving efficiency, cost savings, and better developer experience ...
AI Agent Onboarding is Now a Critical DevOps Function
Alexander Williams | | agent lifecycle management, agent resilience, AI agent onboarding, AI deployment best practices, AI feedback loops, AI in production, AI observability, AI security risks, autonomous AI agents, CI/CD for AI agents, DevOps and AI, DevOps ownership, digital operations, generative AI governance, guardrails for AI, human-in-the-loop, infrastructure automation, LLM-based agents, Operational Debt, scoped permissionsOnboarding AI agents is no longer optional—DevOps must treat them like new engineers, with guardrails, observability, and lifecycle management to prevent operational debt ...
System Initiative Adds AI Agents to Infrastructure Automation Platform
Mike Vizard | | Adam Jacob, AI agents, AI in DevOps, AI-powered DevOps, autonomous AI, cloud automation, compliance guardrails, devops automation, DevOps workflows, digital twin, infrastructure as code, infrastructure automation, infrastructure misconfigurations, infrastructure optimization, infrastructure resilience, IT infrastructure management, IT operations, knowledge graph, policy checks, System InitiativeSystem Initiative introduces autonomous AI agents to its infrastructure automation platform, using digital twins to help DevOps teams safely optimize and manage IT environments ...
Qwiet AI Extends Microsoft Support in Platform for Fixing Vulnerabilities
Mike Vizard | | AI agents, AI coding tools, application security, AutoFix, Azure Boards, Azure DevOps, devsecops, github, SARIF, SAST, software security, Swift, vulnerability remediationQwiet AI extends its AI-driven application security platform with deeper Microsoft DevOps integrations, enhanced automation, and expanded AutoFix capabilities to proactively remediate code vulnerabilities ...
Staying on Top of Shadow AI
Alexander Williams | | AI adoption strategy, AI compliance, AI governance best practices, AI governance framework, AI in DevOps, AI in regulated industries, AI oversight, AI security risks, AI usage policy, AI workflow monitoring, data governance and AI, enterprise AI adoption, generative AI risks, responsible AI, Shadow IT, unapproved AI toolsShadow AI is the new shadow IT—slipping into organizations unseen, reshaping workflows and decisions before leadership realizes it exists ...
Broadcom Adds Argo and Ubuntu Support to VMware Cloud Foundation
Broadcom today at the VMware Explore 2025 conference unfurled a set of developer services for the instance of Kubernetes it has embedded into its VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platform that includes the ...
