Checkmarx’s open-source KICS (Keeping Infrastructure as Code Secure) solution has been integrated into version 14.5 of the GitLab DevOps Platform as an infrastructure-as-code scanning tool. KICS automatically parses infrastructure-as-code files of any type to detect insecure configurations that could expose applications, data and services to attack. Users of Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, K8S or Terraform can … continue reading
While 82% of respondents to a recent survey by the Linux Foundation stated that they feel welcome in the open-source community, the remaining 18% came primarily from disproportionately underrepresented groups including people with disabilities, transgender people, and racial and ethnic minorities in North America. The study “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Open Source” included the … continue reading
WireMock is a simulator for HTTP-based APIs that enables users to stay productive when an API that one depends on doesn’t exist or is incomplete. It supports the testing of edge use cases and failure modes that the real API won’t reliably produce. The company behind the project, MockLab, was recently acquired by UP9. The … continue reading
JetBrains has announced that Compose Multiplatform, which is a declarative UI framework for Kotlin, has reached the release of version 1.0, making it now ready for use in production. Users can now create Kotlin apps on desktop and can build production-quality dynamic web experiences using Compose for Web’s stable DOM API with full interoperability with … continue reading
Testing in DevOps is as much about the people that are behind the tools as it is about the tools themselves. When they work in synchrony, organizations can see major benefits in the quality of their applications and software development life cycle processes. A recent report called The Role of Testing in a DevOps Environment … continue reading
The following is a listing of testing tool providers for DevOps environments, along with a brief description of their offerings. Applitools is built to test all the elements that appear on a screen with a single line of code. Using Applitools’ Visual AI, you can automatically verify that your web or mobile app both functions … continue reading
We asked these tool providers to share more information on how their solutions help organizations test applications in their DevOps environments. Their responses are below. Gil Sever, co-founder and CEO of Applitools Modern software development teams are rapidly delivering innovation to market through more frequent and shorter release cycles, but they struggle to fully test … continue reading
Immudb is a database written in Go that is immutable, which means that history is preserved and can’t be changed without clients noticing. “Traditional database transactions and logs are hard to scale and are mutable, so there is no way to know for sure if your data has been compromised,” the project’s website states. “Immudb … continue reading
Perforce Software announced new functionality to speed the remediation of discovered defects in automated scans. This is delivered through integration with Secure Code Warrior (SCW) in which Klocwork customers can instantly connect to resources that explain how to mitigate vulnerabilities. By Connecting the relevant SCW learning resources to the security vulnerabilities as they are detected … continue reading
IBM unveiled its breakthrough ‘Eagle” 127-Qubit Quantum Processor which taps into the massive computing potential of devices based on quantum physics. The company also previewed plans for IBM Quantum System Two, the next generation of quantum systems, which will integrate the concept of modularity into quantum computing to allow the hardware to be flexible enough … continue reading
OutSystems has launched a preview of Project Neo, the codename of a platform that combines dynamic scaling cloud architecture and modern CI/CD practices with a low-code environment. “OutSystems is breaking the boundaries of traditional software development. With Project Neo, we’ve architected a platform that allows any development team to build any app at internet scale,” … continue reading
Google announced that it is broadening the scope of Google Summer of Code (GSoC) by opening the program to all newcomers of open source that are 18 years and older. Previously, the program was focused only on university students or recent graduates. The goal of the 17-year-old program is to have these new contributors stay … continue reading
