Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

DevOps has dominated the 21st-century software industry as a powerful methodology for streamlining processes and improving collaboration between development and operations teams. However, as organizations shift towards this model, a critical aspect is often overlooked: security. This led to the advent of DevSecOps, an approach that aims to bridge the gap by integrating security practices into DevOps workflows.

In recent weeks, reports have surfaced regarding a significant breach involving Cisco, exposing sensitive data from various organizations. This blog post delves into the details of the breach, the compromised data, the implicated companies, and the methods used by attackers to gain access to such critical information.

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Having a market share of 8.81 % and competing with other version control platforms, like GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab, Azure DevOps can already boast of more than 700M Azure users. That’s not surprising, as the service offers a variety of things from planning to development and operations. Thus, containing critical DevOps information, Azure DevOps becomes a critical hub of your data. So, in this case, is the question “Why back up Azure DevOps” the correct one?

As the vast majority of modern applications rely heavily on open-source software, dealing with updates for dependencies can become a major hassle for both developers and cybersecurity professionals. Every developer knows the pain of an update breaking their application. Manually determining which dependencies to run can become a massive time-suck, which is why many developers fall behind on updates, leaving applications open to vulnerabilities.

In today’s IT landscape, software deployment and patch management are crucial parts of managed IT services. For MSPs, ensuring that software is installed, updated and maintained across various client environments efficiently, reliably and securely is essential for maintaining smooth operations and customer satisfaction.