Fugue IaC platform empowers cloud teams to eliminate security gaps

Fugue announced Fugue IaC, a unified platform for securing infrastructure as code (IaC) and cloud runtime environments using a single set of policies. Powered by a Unified Policy Engine, Fugue IaC saves cloud teams significant time and ensures consiste… Continue reading Fugue IaC platform empowers cloud teams to eliminate security gaps

Elastic acquires build.security to enforce security actions for cloud native environments

Elastic announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire build.security, a policy definition and enforcement platform that leverages the open source standard Open Policy Agent (OPA), to enable organizations to enforce security actio… Continue reading Elastic acquires build.security to enforce security actions for cloud native environments

VCs are betting big on Kubernetes: Here are 5 reasons why

At times, Kubernetes can feel like a superpower, but with all of the benefits of scalability and agility comes immense complexity. The truth is, few developers understand how Kubernetes works. Continue reading VCs are betting big on Kubernetes: Here are 5 reasons why

Zettaset XCrypt Kubernetes Encryption now available on the VMware Marketplace

Zettaset announced that XCrypt Kubernetes Encryption is available on the VMware Marketplace. VMware Marketplace enables customers to discover and deploy compatible, validated third-party solutions to VMware environments. Once validated, partners can ea… Continue reading Zettaset XCrypt Kubernetes Encryption now available on the VMware Marketplace

Sysdig adds detailed audit logs for runtime detection and response for AWS Fargate

Sysdig announced runtime detection and response to secure AWS Fargate, a serverless compute engine for containers from Amazon Web Services (AWS), an expansion of Sysdig’s cloud security capabilities. AWS Fargate has continued to increase in popularity … Continue reading Sysdig adds detailed audit logs for runtime detection and response for AWS Fargate

Sysdig raises $188M to invest in continued innovation in its open source foundation

Sysdig announced a $188 million Series F funding round at a valuation of $1.19 billion. This round brings Sysdig’s total funding to $394 million since inception. The financing was led by Premji Invest & Associates and Third Point Ventures, with par… Continue reading Sysdig raises $188M to invest in continued innovation in its open source foundation

Cloud Native Computing Foundation announces graduation of Open Policy Agent

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced the graduation of Open Policy Agent (OPA). OPA has demonstrated widespread adoption, an open governance process, feature maturity, and a strong commitment to community, sustainability, and inclusiv… Continue reading Cloud Native Computing Foundation announces graduation of Open Policy Agent

Stacklet raises $18M for its cloud governance platform

Stacklet, a startup that is commercializing the Cloud Custodian open-source cloud governance project, today announced that it has raised an $18 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Addition, with participation from Foundation Capital and new individual investor Liam Randall, who is joining the company as VP of business development. Addition and Foundation Capital also […] Continue reading Stacklet raises $18M for its cloud governance platform

Kong launches Kong Konnect, its cloud-native connectivity platform

At its (virtual) Kong Summit 2020, API platform Kong today announced the launch of Kong Konnect, its managed end-to-end cloud-native connectivity platform. The idea here is to give businesses a single service that allows them to manage the connectivity between their APIs and microservices and help developers and operators manage their workflows across Kong’s API […] Continue reading Kong launches Kong Konnect, its cloud-native connectivity platform

Microsoft launches Open Service Mesh

Microsoft today announced the launch of a new open-source service mesh based on the Envoy proxy. The Open Service Mesh is meant to be a reference implementation of the Service Mesh Interface (SMI) spec, a standard interface for service meshes on Kubernetes that has the backing of most of the players in this ecosystem. The […] Continue reading Microsoft launches Open Service Mesh