Jeff Burt Articles and Insights https://devops.com Where the world meets DevOps Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:00:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://devops.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/android-chrome-256x256-1-130x130.png Jeff Burt Articles and Insights https://devops.com 32 32 144979424 Developers’ Enthusiasm for Generative AI is Growing: Survey https://devops.com/developers-enthusiasm-for-generative-ai-is-growing-survey/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:00:45 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=172601 AI, agents, DevOps, Generative AI, API, ai robot sorting through records.AI, agents, DevOps, Generative AI, API, ai robot sorting through records.Programmers say that adopting generative AI is a top priority for their companies and that such investments create openings for new products.]]> 172601 CISA: Critical Jenkins Flaw Exploited in Ransomware Attacks https://devops.com/cisa-critical-jenkins-flaw-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:20:40 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=172475 vulnerabilities, Jenkins vulnerability ransomwarevulnerabilities, Jenkins vulnerability ransomwareThe security vulnerability in the popular open-source development tool helps threat actors gain initial access into victims' systems.]]> 172475 White House to Spend $11 Million to Study Open Source Software Use https://devops.com/white-house-to-spend-11-million-to-study-open-source-software-use/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 22:31:55 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=172420 software, security, open-source, Lineaje, Linux, open source, report, study, Open source codesoftware, security, open-source, Lineaje, Linux, open source, report, study, Open source codeHardening the security around open source software has been a key part of the White House’s larger cybersecurity efforts since President Biden released his executive order for improving the United States’ security posture in May 2021, only months after taking office. Now the Biden Administration and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are putting $11 […]]]> 172420 DARPA Turns to AI to Help Turn C and C++ Code Into Rust https://devops.com/darpa-turns-to-ai-to-help-turn-c-and-c-code-into-rust/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 06:29:51 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=172164 DARPA, code schema Lineaje devOps Rust JFrog Project Pyrsia OpenRewrite Micronaut ModernePythonDARPA, code schema Lineaje devOps Rust JFrog Project Pyrsia OpenRewrite Micronaut ModernePythonDARPA will lean on emerging AI capabilities to deal with the costly and time-consuming challenge of rewriting C and C++ code to Rust in a move designed to meet the push for federal agencies and private organizations to adopt memory-safe programming languages.]]> 172164 CrowdStrike CEO: 97% of Windows Systems Back Online After Crash https://devops.com/crowdstrike-ceo-97-of-windows-systems-back-online-after-crash/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:11:29 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=171987 LLMs, Aigment Code, code, CrowdStrike, windows, Microsoft system outage crash software updateLLMs, Aigment Code, code, CrowdStrike, windows, Microsoft system outage crash software updateMore than 97% of the Windows desktops that were suddenly disrupted a week ago by a problematic software update from CrowdStrike are back online, according to the cybersecurity company’s top executive, but the pain from the worldwide outage will continue to be felt.]]> 171987 More Than 3,000 ‘Ghost’ Accounts Spreading Malware on GitHub https://devops.com/more-than-3000-ghost-accounts-spreading-malware-on-github/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:45:22 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=171944 Git, bloat, malicious, GitLab, memory-safe, CISA, agency, Skillsoft GitHub GitKraken code QAGit, bloat, malicious, GitLab, memory-safe, CISA, agency, Skillsoft GitHub GitKraken code QAGitHub and similar open-source code and project repositories have become a common target of cybercriminals looking to lure developers into unknowingly downloading malicious scripts.]]> 171944 CrowdStrike: Faulty Test Software Led to Global Windows Crash https://devops.com/crowdstrike-faulty-test-software-led-to-global-windows-crash/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:07:07 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=171895 CrowdStrike, software development, Generative AI, automation, software, jobs low code no code platforms, software, application, Codenotary observability low-code enterprise low-code no-codeCrowdStrike, software development, Generative AI, automation, software, jobs low code no code platforms, software, application, Codenotary observability low-code enterprise low-code no-codeA tool for validating Rapid Response Content updates to the Falcon software improperly let one with "problematic content" get through.]]> 171895 CrowdStrike Software Update Sparks Microsoft Outage, Global Chaos https://devops.com/crowdstrike-software-update-sparks-microsoft-outage-global-chaos/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:38:52 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=171700 crowdstrike, Microsoft CrowdStrike update outagecrowdstrike, Microsoft CrowdStrike update outageAirlines, hospitals, banks and other businesses were disrupted when a faulty software update knocked Windows users of their systems.]]> 171700 GitLab Fixes Security Flaw That Lets Attackers Run Pipeline Jobs https://devops.com/gitlab-fixes-security-flaw-that-lets-attackers-run-pipeline-jobs/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 07:26:58 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=171569 GitLab,GitLab,If left unpatched, the vulnerability in the code repository could let threat actors run malicious code and access sensitive information.]]> 171569 Polyfill Becomes a Supply-Chain Risk to 100,000 Websites https://devops.com/polyfill-becomes-a-supply-chain-risk-to-100000-websites/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:07:40 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=171400 supply chain, security, workflows, supply chain, software, supply chain security, appsec, polyfill, software, supply chains, DevOps, DevSecOps, Google supply chainsupply chain, security, workflows, supply chain, software, supply chain security, appsec, polyfill, software, supply chains, DevOps, DevSecOps, Google supply chainA Chinese company in February bought the domain and GitHub account for Polyfill, a popular open-source library used by more than 100,000 websites to deliver JavaScript code.]]> 171400