In the dynamic realm of DevOps, professionals strive to blend the technical mastery of development and operations with the agility and efficiency required to meet modern software demands. However, beneath the surface of this technical expertise and collaborative ethos, subconscious mental tendencies can significantly influence outcomes, sometimes in ways we don’t anticipate. Understanding and addressing … Read more
In the realm of DevOps, where collaboration, efficiency, and continuous improvement are paramount, the principles of Don Miguel Ruiz’s “The Four Agreements” can be surprisingly applicable and transformative. While originally intended as a personal code for living, these agreements can be adeptly adapted to professional environments, particularly in DevOps, to foster a culture of respect, … Read more
Creating a Kubernetes troubleshooting checklist is a great way to systematically address issues that may arise in your Kubernetes environment. This checklist can help you in you identify and resolve problems more efficiently. Here’s a comprehensive cheatsheet to guide you through troubleshooting Kubernetes: 1. Cluster Health Checks 2. Pod and Container Issues 3. Networking Troubleshooting … Read more
Managing backups for Amazon EC2 instances is a crucial task for any system administrator or DevOps engineer. Regular backups ensure that critical data is not lost in the event of an instance failure, accidental deletion, or other disasters. In this article, we’ll explore how to automate the backup process for EC2 instances using Python, leveraging … Read more
Here is an example python script that uses the YouTube API to retrieve the titles, descriptions, and URLs of all the videos in a given YouTube channel: Remember to replace YOUR_CHANNEL_ID and YOUR_API_KEY with your own YouTube channel ID and API key, respectively.
“The Art of Learning” is a book by Josh Waitzkin, a former child prodigy and international chess master, that shares his personal story of how he became a master in two different disciplines: chess and martial arts. The book explores Waitzkin’s journey and the lessons he learned about the process of learning, focusing on topics … Read more
There are many design principles that can help make applications more secure. Some of these principles are: – Use strong authentication and authorization controls. – encrypt all data in transit. – use least privilege principle when designing access control policies. – never store sensitive information in plain text. – harden systems and keep them up … Read more
Security Resources Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) The CWE is a “list of software weaknesses.” It catalogs and defines types of vulnerabilities, so that these can be easily discussed and addressed. The common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) includes examples of code that have each been identified as having a specific software weakness. The CWE is sponsored by … Read more
Developers are under constant pressure to release features and updates as quickly as possible. However, in their haste to meet deadlines, many developers neglect to follow basic security behaviors that can leave their websites vulnerable to attack. In this blog post, we will discuss 7 developer security behaviors that you should always follow for safe … Read more
Web application interfaces are especially vulnerable to SQL injection and XSS attacks. SQL injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks are some of the most common attacks on web applications. In this blog post, we will discuss how to deal with these attacks, and how to protect your web applications from them. We will also provide … Read more