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Do consumers notice or care when a site is more secure? Is it worth the extra cost for a company to invest in the more strenuously verified Extended Validation (EV) certificate? DevOps.com ...
Most people know the difference between a website that is completely insecure and unencrypted and one that offers an encrypted session for security. You simply look for whether the URL starts with ...
One of the compelling benefits of DevOps for many organizations is speed. Between breaking down silos, streamlining processes and automating routine tasks, the process of developing and deploying software can be significantly ...
There are major cyberattacks and data breaches weekly, if not daily. Each incident is unique in some way, but one element common to almost all successful attacks is trust. Whether it’s a ...
Historically, cybercriminals are as lazy as they are innovative. They can come up with clever exploits and attack vectors, but they still generally focus on the low-hanging fruit in the most target-rich ...
Do you want to be a site reliability engineer, or SRE? Sixteen years ago, the role didn’t actually exist, but now you can find more than 1,000 opportunities for a career as ...
At this point, I doubt there is any company doing business anywhere that doesn’t fall under at least one compliance framework. One universal truth of compliance—in intent, if not in practice—is that ...
One of the core principles of DevOps is automation. Continuous development, deployment, monitoring, security and every other element of a continuous DevOps life cycle depends on as much of the underlying tasks ...
There’s a new kid on the block—or a new firewall, at least. Traditional network and security technologies generally don’t translate well to a cloud environment. Next-generation firewalls might have been “next generation” ...
It has been fairly well-established that DevOps is primarily a function of the underlying culture—about breaking down barriers and shifting roles so that teams and individuals are empowered to come up with ...
