Five years ago, I would have dismissed Python type hints as unnecessary ceremony for a dynamically typed language. Today, I cannot imagine building production systems without them. This shift did not happen overnight—it came from debugging production incidents at 3 AM, onboarding new team members to complex codebases, and watching refactoring efforts spiral into multi-week… Continue reading
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Mastering DevSecOps: Key Metrics and Strategies for Success
Introduction The rise of DevSecOps has transformed the way organizations develop, deploy, and secure their applications. By integrating security practices into the DevOps process, DevSecOps aims to ensure that applications are secure, compliant, and robust from the start. In this blog post, we will discuss the key metrics for measuring the success of your DevSecOps… Continue reading
An Introduction to DevSecOps: Unlocking Success with Real-World Examples
Introduction In today’s fast-paced world, the need for rapid and secure software development has never been more crucial. As organizations strive to meet these demands, the DevSecOps approach has emerged as a powerful solution that integrates security practices into the DevOps process. By combining development, security, and operations, DevSecOps enables teams to create high-quality, secure… Continue reading
What is Landing Zone in Azure? How to implement it via Terraform
In Azure, a landing zone is a pre-configured environment that provides a baseline for hosting workloads. It helps organizations establish a secure, scalable, and well-managed environment for their applications and services. A landing zone typically includes a set of Azure resources such as networks, storage accounts, virtual machines, and security controls. Implementing a landing zone… Continue reading
The Rise of GitOps: Automating Deployment and Improving Reliability
GitOps is a relatively new approach to software delivery that has been gaining popularity in recent years. It is a set of practices for managing and deploying infrastructure and applications using Git as the single source of truth. In this blog post, we will explore the concept of GitOps, its key benefits, and some examples… Continue reading
Private Kubernetes cluster in AKS with Azure Private Link
Today, we’ll take a look at a new feature in AKS called Azure Private Link, which allows you to connect to AKS securely and privately over the Microsoft Azure backbone network. In the past, connecting to AKS from an on-premises network or other virtual network required using a public IP address, which posed potential security… Continue reading
DecSecOps: Integrating Security into DevOps – Part 9 – The Final – Application Security and Immutable Infrastructure for DevSecOps
This is a final series to conclude and summarize the key topics covered in previous 8 blogs: DevSecOps is an approach to software development that emphasizes integrating security into every stage of the software development lifecycle. Application security and immutable infrastructure are two key practices that can help organizations achieve this goal. Application Security Application… Continue reading
DevSecOps: Integrating Security into DevOps – Part 8
Continuing from our previous blog, let’s explore some more advanced topics related to DevSecOps implementation. Continuous Compliance Continuous compliance is a practice that involves integrating compliance requirements into the software development lifecycle. By doing so, organizations can ensure that their software complies with regulatory requirements and internal security policies. Continuous compliance includes the following activities:… Continue reading
DevSecOps: Integrating Security into DevOps – Part 7
Continuing from my previous blog, let’s explore some more advanced topics related to DevSecOps implementation. Automated Vulnerability Management Automated vulnerability management is a key practice in DevSecOps. It involves using automated tools to identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities in an organization’s systems and applications. Automated vulnerability management includes the following activities: Shift-Left Testing Shift-left testing… Continue reading
DevSecOps: Integrating Security into DevOps – Part 6
Continuing from my previous blog, let’s explore some more advanced topics related to DevSecOps implementation. Threat Intelligence Threat intelligence is the process of gathering information about potential threats and vulnerabilities to an organization’s systems and applications. It involves collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information about potential threats, vulnerabilities, and threat actors. Threat intelligence includes the following… Continue reading