Speaker: Stefania Chaplin

True DevSecOps requires a healthy mix of People, Process and Technology. What is the business impact of this and how can we use it to drive competitive advantage? 

First we must look internally, changing culture and breaking down silos. Then, look at the interactions, processes and technologies throughout our software development lifecycle. 

Security must shift left and be integrated throughout. This will bring benefits to security, development and the entire DevSecOps pipeline. 

Gitlab, the DevOps platform, allows collaboration, transparency and results that can drive true business value.

One of the advantages of microservices architecture is that teams can develop, maintain, and deploy each microservice independently. With single-responsibility, services can be scaled separately as required and doing so with a DevOps mentality substantially improves agility. 

How do we secure microservices and their deployments? Who owns what? Do we know what is in our microservices? Preventing vulnerability traversal is a must. Systems must be designed securely, and security as an afterthought does not scale. Platform engineers and SREs need to quickly identify owners and fix deployment vulnerabilities from inception to production. If log4j taught us anything, teams must have ownership, accountability and the power to make changes fast to keep their systems secure.

In this session, we’ll be looking at OWASP recommendations and Kubernetes best practices to find out more about how to secure your microservices and reduce vulnerability traversal.

How can you make a success of microservices? How do you know whether it is the right approach for you?

Microservices trade development complexity for operational complexity, but when is that the right trade off to make? And what are the most important things to keep in mind if you want to be successful?

Join our panellists Holly Cummins, Stefania Chaplin and Nicky Wrightson as they share what they’ve learned about building, operating and securing microservices.