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Service Reliability Hierarchy

August 19, 2023 by andriejsazanowicz

Site reliability engineering describes the stability and quality of service that an application offers after being made available to end users. It is crucial to understand the methods and principals SRE borrow to archive the goal. This is why so important to see and understand service reliability hierarchy. A Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) pyramid, also … Read more

System Reliability Engineer checklist

August 15, 2023 by andriejsazanowicz

Earlier I was trying to describe you who is really system reliability engineer and what is he responsible for. Today, I would like to focus on a set of skills and approaches, any SRE need to follow. To understand how really your system behave, how reliable is it and what is best way to adopt … Read more

What is reliability engineering?

August 12, 2023 by andriejsazanowicz

Site reliability engineering (SRE) empowers software developers to own the ongoing daily operation of their applications in production. The goal is to bridge the gap between the development team that needs to ship continuously and the operations team that’s responsible for the reliability of the production environment. Site reliability engineering shifts the responsibility of production … Read more

System Reliability: implementing ‘golden metrics’

July 15, 2023 by andriejsazanowicz

Before we start lets think first what is a system reliability means. In simple words, this is the probability of a product performing its intended function under stated conditions without failure for a given period of time. It means, among other things, continuous monitoring of the state of the system. Why this is so important … Read more

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New Wi-Fi Vulnerability Enables Network Eavesdropping via Downgrade Attacks
Researchers have discovered a new security vulnerability stemming from a design flaw in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard that tricks victims into connecting to a less secure wireless network and eavesdrop on their network traffic. The SSID Confusion attack, tracked as CVE-2023-52424, impacts all operating systems and Wi-Fi clients, including home and mesh networks that are based on
North Korean Hackers Exploit Facebook Messenger in Targeted Malware Campaign
The North Korea-linked Kimsuky hacking group has been attributed to a new social engineering attack that employs fictitious Facebook accounts to targets via Messenger and ultimately delivers malware. "The threat actor created a Facebook account with a fake identity disguised as a public official working in the North Korean human rights field," South Korean cybersecurity company Genians
Researchers Uncover 11 Security Flaws in GE HealthCare Ultrasound Machines
Security researchers have disclosed almost a dozen security flaws impacting the GE HealthCare Vivid Ultrasound product family that could be exploited by malicious actors to tamper with patient data and even install ransomware under certain circumstances. "The impacts enabled by these flaws are manifold: from the implant of ransomware on the ultrasound machine to the access and manipulation of
Cybercriminals Exploiting Microsoft’s Quick Assist Feature in Ransomware Attacks
The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said it has observed a threat actor it tracks under the name Storm-1811 abusing the client management tool Quick Assist to target users in social engineering attacks. "Storm-1811 is a financially motivated cybercriminal group known to deploy Black Basta ransomware," the company said in a report published on May 15, 2024. The
Google Patches Yet Another Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability
Google has rolled out fixes to address a set of nine security issues in its Chrome browser, including a new zero-day that has been exploited in the wild. Assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-4947, the vulnerability relates to a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. It was reported by Kaspersky researchers Vasily Berdnikov and Boris

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Building Toward Unified Observability
Observability, AI and automation can help organizations achieve proactive IT management and eschew traditional monitoring. Here’s what’s involved.
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
When one person's code is another person's nightmare.
Three Reasons DevOps Should Consider Rocky Linux 9.4
The new version of Rocky Linux includes security improvements, better cloud images, and the latest developer tools. All those features should interest any DevOps pro.
Advancing Sustainable Practices in Data Centers: Insights from Platform.sh
The environmental impact of data centers is becoming increasingly critical. These facilities, essential to our digital infrastructure, consume vast amounts of energy and contribute significantly to carbon emissions. Clearly, recognizing the urgency of this issue, Platform.sh is pioneering sustainable solutions to mitigate their environmental footprint. By incorporating renewable energy, cutting-edge cooling systems, and robust carbon offset
No Country for No-Code: Are We Heading Towards a Wild West of Software Security?
The specter of an untrained employee creating applications is alarming: No-code/low-code platforms empower employees with no application security knowledge to develop programs that security teams don’t know exist.