Without a doubt, Kubernetes is the most prominent container orchestration tool. And you’ve probably noticed that many positions available to IT professionals require Kubernetes experience. One way to gain or prove your Kubernetes knowledge is by becoming a Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA). This certification is issued by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) in collaboration with the Linux Foundation. They offer three Kubernetes related certifications.

Sideloading is the installation of software from a third party rather than an approved source, for example applications that are not available from official vendors or app stores. This hack is creating yet another valuable opportunity for cybercriminals.

To paraphrase the familiar yuletide song, in the world of IT this is “the most speculative time of the year.” True, tying predictions to the regular calendar may be a bit out of sync for much of the business and government world—the federal fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, and here at Synopsys we say Happy First Quarter on Nov. 1. But we all still celebrate the new year on New Year’s Day.

Rubrik customers have an advantage when it comes to mitigating the log4j crisis. Utilizing our API-first architecture, Rubrik customers can make a single API call to find instances of log4j across their protected systems.

Our log management solution, EventLog Analyzer, has had yet another busy year. Being named in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM for the fifth time was one of the high points. We also had the satisfaction of helping many organizations ensure their overall cybersecurity health with new features to meet evolving demands. Our journey in 2021 With many organizations adopting hybrid work models over the last year, there was a steady increase in the volume and severity of cyberattacks.

The holiday season is a hectic time for businesses but this year has brought additional challenges in supply chain delivery and staffing shortages. Yet spending is still expected to increase, and businesses must be prepared to capitalize on this holiday season and close out the year strong. Endpoints can play a vital role this holiday season by providing visibility into inventory levels, allowing self-service transactions, and granting access to critical business applications.

It’s that time of year again — full of ugly sweaters, holiday cookies and technology predictions (cloud-native style)! Last year, we predicted that we’d see continued Kubernetes adoption, focus on DevSecOps in organizations and open source dominance. This year, we sat down with our co-founder and CTO, Tim Hinrichs and our CEO Bill Mann to hear a few of their predictions for the open source and cloud-native authorization market.