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XRPL Supply Chain Attack and How to Block it Using Cloudsmith's Enterprise Policy Management

Yet another supply chain attack has surfaced, this time using the xrpl library to sneak through malicious packages. xrpl.js is recognised as the recommended npm library for integrating the XRP Ledger (XRPL) with JavaScript/TypeScript applications, and has over 140k downloads a week.

Database monitoring in Financial Services: why this high-stakes sector requires a scalable, more comprehensive solution

IT and data teams in Financial Services must meet the more exacting demands for data integrity, compliance, performance, high availability and security that are expected in the sector. These demands require a dedicated, comprehensive, and scalable monitoring solution to help teams succeed in this high stakes environment.

See Your Codebase Like Never Before: GitLens 17.1 Revolutionizes Repository Visualization

TL;DR: This release transforms repo, folder, and file exploration with a fully reimagined Visual History, introduces powerful AI explanations for branches and changes, expands enterprise AI provider support, and delivers blazing performance on large repos helping you untangle codebase complexity faster than ever.

Data Sovereignty Demystified: What You Need to Know

As data continues to flow across borders, understanding data sovereignty is more important than ever. Kunal Kushwaha, explores the laws and regulations governing data storage and transfer, and the implications of data sovereignty in the UK and India. Learn how data sovereignty affects individuals, businesses, and governments, and discover the challenges and opportunities that arise from it. For organizations looking to maintain control over their data, Civo offers Sovereign Cloud solutions in the UK and India.

SOC 2 Type 1 Compliance: Netdata is committed to Security and Trust

We are pleased to announce that Netdata has successfully achieved SOC 2 Type 1 attestation! Following an independent examination performed by AssuranceLab CPAs LLC, the report confirms that—as of April 25, 2025—the design of Netdata’s controls meets the Security, Availability, and Confidentiality Trust Services Criteria defined by the AICPA. At Netdata, the security and integrity of the monitoring data our users entrust to us are paramount.

Navigating the Cloud: Jonathan Staff on Cost, Flexibility, and the Future of Hybrid | Uplink Ep. 6

Cloud costs are climbing, and optimization isn’t always enough. In this episode, Jonathan Staff, Head of Private Cloud at Macquarie Cloud Services, explores how organizations are managing the growing complexity of cloud services. He shares his perspective on cost management, the role of hybrid cloud in balancing efficiency and flexibility, and the impact of AI on infrastructure planning.

Stop Guessing, Start Measuring: Optimizing Rancher Continuous Delivery With Fleet Benchmarks

Rancher Continuous Delivery (known as Fleet) can be used in a workflow to deploy applications to many clusters. With its GitOps support, it enables downstream clusters to pull updates from a Git repository. We know of users that monitor several hundred Git repositories and deploy to a thousand clusters. To make this scale possible, several intermediate steps are necessary. First, the application is converted into separate bundles, which are then targeted at clusters.

7 Best Network Configuration Management Tools

If you want a secure, efficient, and compliant network, network configuration management is a must. Whether managing a small network or being responsible for a large enterprise system, having the right solution can make all the difference. Network configuration management tools provide valuable insights into devices on your network, and they can help quickly restore previous configurations in the event of a failure, misconfiguration, or security incident. What is network configuration management?

Building an end-to-end Retrieval- Augmented Generation (RAG) workflow

One of the most critical gaps in traditional Large Language Models (LLMs) is that they rely on static knowledge already contained within them. Basically, they might be very good at understanding and responding to prompts, but they often fall short in providing current or highly specific information. This is where RAG comes in; RAG addresses these critical gaps in traditional LLMs by incorporating current and new information that serves as a reliable source of truth for these models.