The non-Newtonian fluid that’s composed of cornstarch and water has been around a long time, but Dr. Seuss’ 1949 book was the impetus for what it’s often called today – Oobleck, from “Bartholomew and the Oobleck.” When not under pressure, Oobleck is a thin liquid; when pressure is applied, its resistance increases to the point […]
DevSecOps: Bringing Compliance to DevOps
In today’s fast-paced business environment, the division of DevOps and SecOps must be bridged to create DevSecOps Now that the “X-as-a-service” model has taken hold, enterprise infrastructure, integration and solution delivery has accelerated rapidly. Waterfall methodology has given way to the Agile framework of rapid, continuous development and delivery. This necessitates the use of automation […]
Positioning Compliance as a Differentiator
As the threat landscape has become more perilous and complex, regulators have imposed a wide array of mandates designed to protect sensitive personal information. For most organizations, compliance is seen as the cost of doing business. However, if executed strategically it can not only improve a company’s overall security posture but shortens sales cycles and […]
CircleCI Achieves SOC 2 Compliance for DevOps Platform
CircleCI has achieved a SOC 2 compliance rating for the DevOps platform it makes available via a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. Tad Whitaker, security manager at CircleCI, said CircleCI is the first provider of a SaaS platform for DevOps that has invested the hundreds of thousands of dollars required to achieve SOC 2 compliance. SOC 2 […]