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New Relic vs Splunk - In-depth Comparison [2026]

New Relic and Splunk are two prominent tools in the world of observability and monitoring, each serving distinct purposes. New Relic is used for Application Performance Monitoring (APM), offering a full-stack observability platform. It is important to note that New Relic is not a SIEM tool, its primary focus is performance monitoring. On the other hand, Splunk is used for log management, machine data analytics, and is widely utilized as a SIEM tool.

Exposure Management vs. Vulnerability Management: Which Delivers Real Risk Reduction?

Vulnerability management has served organizations and the cybersecurity industry for years. It is a capable practice that has helped companies defend their attack surface and prevent threat actors from exploiting vulnerabilities. But technology and IT infrastructure have evolved. Vulnerability management no longer can meet the challenges that come with this evolution.

How an All in One GLP-1 App is Transforming Health Management Through Technology

In today's fast-paced world, managing personal health has become increasingly complex. Between balancing nutrition, monitoring exercise, and staying on top of medications, many people struggle to maintain consistent health routines. Fortunately, technology has stepped in to simplify these challenges. One standout example is the emergence of the all in one GLP-1 app, a digital solution that integrates multiple aspects of health management into a single platform. By combining data tracking, personalized insights, and actionable recommendations, these apps are transforming the way individuals approach their health.

Designing an automated SDLC control

For anyone shipping software in regulated industries, the word “control” gets thrown around all over. Compliance frameworks demand controls, auditors verify controls are used, engineering teams implement controls, and there are even Control Owners. But what exactly is a control? And more importantly, how do we design controls that actually serve their intended purpose while enabling rather than hindering delivery velocity?

Safety Above All: Choosing the Right Fall Protection Solution for Your Job Site

In the world of construction and industrial maintenance, the stakes are literally high. Falls remain the leading cause of fatalities in the workplace, and yet, many of these tragedies are entirely preventable. Selecting a fall protection solution isn't just about checking a compliance box for OSHA; it's about building a culture of safety where every worker feels secure enough to do their best work. But with so many options-from guardrails to personal fall arrest systems (PFAS)-how do you determine which is the right fit for your specific project?

How Modern Network Analytics Drive Faster, More Reliable Applications

Your users face sluggish performance and spotty connections daily. Hybrid cloud paths, SaaS platforms, SD-WAN routes, and Wi-Fi networks all contribute to this frustration. Microsoft recently revealed they handled a 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack on Azure, proving how enormous network events quietly erode application quality without causing total blackouts.

Let's Encrypt is moving to 45-day certificates before everyone else

The CA/Browser Forum set 47-day certificates as target for 2029. Let’s Encrypt decided to implement it a year earlier. In December 2025, Let’s Encrypt announced their roadmap to cut certificate lifetimes from 90 days to 45 days by February 2028, a full year ahead of the industry mandate. It’s exactly what we’d expect from the CA that made automation mandatory from day one.

Choosing the Right Business Internet Provider for Growth

Your internet connection is the quiet backbone of modern business. Cloud apps, video calls, payment terminals, and security cameras all run on it. When it fails, everything freezes-ITIC found that the average mid-size company loses about $300,000 for every hour offline in 2024. That's why choosing WOW! Business Internet (or a peer provider) is a mission-critical decision, not a utility line item. Use the framework below to align real-world performance and support with how your team works today-and how you plan to grow.

AI Can't Prove Compliance by Itself

AI is moving fast, and it’s tempting to believe it can automate software governance end to end. But compliance and security aren’t probabilistic problems. They don’t accept “close enough.” They don’t accept summaries. They can’t tolerate hallucinations. Governance depends on facts. Irrefutable, provable evidence of how systems actually changed.

Governance Doesn't Stop at Deploy

Most governance models focus on what happens before production. Approvals. Tickets. Change records. But software delivery doesn’t end at deploy. Runtime is where change management is validated. It’s where systems prove whether controls actually work and where risk becomes real. If governance stops at deployment, you’re not managing change. You’re managing intent. In this video, Mike Long (CEO & Co-founder, Kosli) explains why runtime is the true source of control, why approvals alone don’t reduce risk, and how modern teams build governance that reflects reality, not paperwork.

How Does Website Infrastructure Impact Operational Efficiency in Growing Teams?

Growing teams don't struggle because of big strategic questions first. They stumble on slow dashboards, broken logins, and sites that freeze during peak traffic. Website infrastructure either clears the runway or scatters debris across it. When systems respond fast, teams ship faster, support fewer fires, and argue less about whose tool failed. Poor infrastructure does the opposite. It multiplies tickets, adds delays, and burns morale. The pattern shows up in every scale-up: technology either amplifies discipline or exposes chaos instantly, sometimes in a single intense quarter of growth.

How to Use the Secure Vault in Uptime.com

In this tutorial, we explore Uptime.com's Secure Vault and how to securely create, edit, and manage your credentials. Learn how to access the Vault, add new Vault Items including Username/Password pairs, Certificates, Single Secret Tokens, and Time-based One-Time Passwords (TOTP), and use them in HTTP(S), API, Transaction, and Page Speed checks. Discover enhanced security features, including 256-bit AES-GCM encryption and zero-trust credential storage. We also cover REST API integration, variable usage, and user permissions.

Certificate permissions with CertKit Applications

When you’re managing a handful of certificates, one big list works fine. Add a few dozen more and things get messy. Add multiple teams or projects and you’ve got a problem. Who should have access to the production certificates? What about staging? Does the contractor working on the marketing site really need to see your internal infrastructure? CertKit now supports multiple applications from our roadmap to help you sort this out.

Top API Auth Mistakes (JWT, OAuth, keys)

APIs are the connective tissue of the modern digital world. They power our mobile apps, enable microservices to communicate, and connect us to third-party data. But this central role also makes them a prime target for attackers. While we build powerful functionalities, it's often the simplest oversights in authentication that leave the front door wide open.

ServiceNow Without the Ticket Hell

ServiceNow is the system of record for change and approvals in most regulated enterprises. And yet, for many teams, it has become the place where delivery slows to a crawl. Not because ServiceNow is broken. But because the evidence model underneath it is. Developers ship fast through modern CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, and security scans, only to hit a wall when changes reach approval. Tickets bounce back. Evidence is questioned. Screenshots do not tell the full story. CABs hesitate. Releases wait.

Evidence, Not Screenshots. How Teams Stay Always Audit-Ready in ServiceNow

In regulated environments, slow change is often blamed on process. Too many approvals. Too much governance. Too much red tape. But in reality, most delays are not caused by regulation itself. They are caused by missing, fragmented, or untrusted evidence. Screenshots pasted into tickets. Proof assembled weeks later. Approvals stalled because no one can confidently say whether a change actually meets policy. When evidence is an afterthought, compliance turns into chaos.

Evidence, Not Screenshots

In regulated environments, slow change is often blamed on process. In reality, it’s caused by missing, fragmented, or untrusted proof. Screenshots. Tickets. Manual approvals. Evidence assembled after the fact. In this video, we show what changes when compliance policies are embedded directly into release workflows — and when immutable, machine-readable evidence is captured automatically across CI/CD.

ServiceNow Without the Ticket Hell

ServiceNow is the system of record for change and approvals in most regulated enterprises. But when evidence lives elsewhere — scattered across CI tools, scanners, tickets, and screenshots — approvals slow down and audits become painful. Developers waste hours chasing proof. CABs approve changes without confidence. Auditors reconstruct history months later. In this video, Matt Bailey shows what changes when evidence is produced continuously, directly from the delivery pipeline, and linked into ServiceNow workflows.

Delegated DNS validation: proving domain ownership without exposing credentials

It seems like every service wants proof you control your domain. Certificate authorities need it to issue certificates. Email platforms need it to authorize sending. Analytics needs it to gather data. Just add this magic TXT record to your DNS, wait for propagation, click verify. It works fine when it’s a one-time setup, but certificate lifetimes are dropping to 47 days, and you won’t be able to keep up on that schedule.

Ingress NGINX Project Is Retiring: A Step-by-Step Guide to Replacing the Ingress NGINX Controller

The Ingress NGINX Controller is approaching retirement, and teams need a clear path forward to manage Kubernetes ingress traffic securely and reliably. To make this transition easier, we’ve created a single, curated hub with all the relevant blogs and webinars. This hub serves as your one-stop resource for understanding the migration to Kubernetes Gateway API with Calico Ingress Gateway.

What is a Scam Checker and How Can It Protect You Online?

Here's something that should worry you: online scams are evolving faster than ever before. We're not talking about clumsy Nigerian prince emails anymore. Last year, Americans handed over billions to digital con artists, and those figures? They're accelerating at an alarming rate. The truly frustrating part is that most people only discover they've been victimized after the damage is done.

Secure & Compliant Healthcare App Development Services

The rapid evolution of digital health solutions demands robust approaches to application development that prioritize both security and regulatory adherence. Secure & Compliant Healthcare App Development Services encompass a comprehensive framework designed to safeguard sensitive patient information, ensure privacy, and meet stringent industry standards. By integrating best practices in software engineering, risk management, and regulatory compliance, healthcare providers and technology partners can deliver reliable, scalable, and user-centric applications.
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EventSentry v6: Azure Logs, HEC, Sigma, Log Signing & More

Even though the shift to the cloud has slowed recently as many businesses are moving certain workloads back on-premise, Microsoft Exchange remains one cloud-based service that most organizations continue to embrace – despite its frequent outages. This doesn’t come as a surprise, as Microsoft has successfully devolved on-prem Exchange Server – the only viable alternative – into an unfriendly dragon that even experienced sysadmins won’t touch with a 10 ft pole.

Kubernetes Networking at Scale: From Tool Sprawl to a Unified Solution

As Kubernetes platforms scale, one part of the system consistently resists standardization and predictability: networking. While compute and storage have largely matured into predictable, operationally stable subsystems, networking remains a primary source of complexity and operational risk This complexity is not the result of missing features or immature technology.

The Operational Cost of Shadow AI: Securing Data Integrity in Modern Workflows

In the current hyper-accelerated digital landscape, operational efficiency is the bedrock of corporate scaling. However, a silent threat-the "Authenticity Gap"-is quietly eroding the reliability of enterprise data as unvetted Generative AI permeates modern workflows. For operations managers, this is a Level 1 silent risk that compounds into significant wealth erosion and project delays if left unmanaged.

CISOs, This Is How You Prevent Phishing Incidents in 2026

By 2026, phishing has evolved in terms of methods in use and the scope of attacks to the point where static tools and email filters are no longer sustainable. In these conditions, the prevalence of manual malware analysis in security teams becomes an issue in itself. In businesses and organizations, the alert volume is too high to rely on manual investigation. It slows response times, overwhelms analysts, and lowers focus on high-priority tasks.

From IPVS to NFTables: A Migration Guide for Kubernetes v1.35

Kubernetes v1.35 marks an important turning point for cluster networking. The IPVS backend for kube-proxy has been officially deprecated, and future Kubernetes releases will remove it entirely. If your clusters still rely on IPVS, the clock is now very much ticking. Staying on IPVS is not just a matter of running older technology. As upstream support winds down, IPVS receives less testing, fewer fixes, and less attention overall.

802.1X Authentication for BYOD and Guest Networks

In the modern world of networking, security remains a primary concern for businesses of all sizes. With the proliferation of mobile devices and the increasing trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs, as well as the need to support guest networks, companies are facing growing challenges to protect their digital assets and ensure seamless access control. One effective solution to these challenges is 802.1X authentication. This article explores the role of 802.1X authentication for BYOD and guest networks, highlighting its importance, benefits, and how tools like Portnox are enhancing security within these environments.

DDoS Mitigation at the Edge and the Content Delivery Network Advantage

A DDoS rarely announces itself politely. One minute, service is healthy. The next, you're staring at rising error rates and a system that can't scale its way out of trouble, wondering how to respond to the incident. Mitigation at the edge changes the outcome when the attack looks like a messy mix of everything at once. The real advantage of placing a content delivery network (CDN) in front of the origin as a reverse proxy isn't speed. It's containment.

Should you still pay for SSL certificates?

There’s a particular flavor of skepticism that shows up whenever someone suggests using Let’s Encrypt. The security team crosses their arms. “Free certificates? For production? We’re a serious organization. We use Sectigo.” I get it. You’ve been buying certificates from the same vendors for twenty years. They send you invoices, you pay them, certificates appear. It feels responsible, and free feels like a trap. But is it?

The Ultimate Small Office Downtime Prevention Checklist

We've all been there. It is 2:00 PM on a Tuesday, one hour to the deadline, and all of a sudden the internet goes dead. Or the server freezes. Or that critical piece of software decides this is the right time to insist on an update which it cannot perform. What follows is not quietness, but the costly sound of productivity grinding to a halt.

Cloud Strategy for 2026: the Year of Repatriation, Resilience, and Regional Rebalancing

This year is set to be a pivotal year for cloud strategy, with repatriation gaining momentum due to shifting legislative, geopolitical, and technological pressures. This trend has accelerated, with a growing focus on data sovereignty. These challenges have set the stage for 2026 to be the year of repatriation, resilience, and regional rebalancing. Here, Rob Coupland, Chief Executive Officer at Pulsant, offers his insights.

Types of Cyber Security Attacks

Damaging cyber attacks are a rising concern as organizations increasingly rely on digital technology for managing sensitive data and running core business operations. While technology can increase business efficiency, without security measures in place, a digital-first approach can end up introducing vulnerabilities and putting data at risk.

CFEngine 3.27 LTS released - Exploration

Today, we are pleased to announce the release of CFEngine 3.27.0! The code word for this release is exploration. This release also marks an important event, the beginning of the 3.27 LTS series, which will be supported for 3 years. Several new features have been added since the release of CFEngine 3.24 LTS, in the form of non-LTS releases.

What the Latest Google "AI Mode" Means for Users Who Care about Privacy and Better Experiences

When Google introduced its AI highlights above the main search results, we thought that was all the company would push to prove its determination to turn traditional Google Search, praised by businesses for expansive SEO opportunities, into an AI-powered experience. But if you live in the U.S. and have recently paid attention to the Google homepage, there's a new button called "AI Mode." Well, it turns out the company is still working hard not to lose its dominance to competitors.

VirtualMetric DataStream + Amazon Security Lake: OCSF-Ready Security Data Without Custom Pipelines

Security teams are increasingly turning to Amazon Security Lake to consolidate security telemetry across cloud, network, and on-prem environments. Security Lake provides a unified, OCSF-based data repository that powers analytics, threat hunting, and machine learning across AWS services and third-party tools. But to take advantage of Security Lake’s capabilities, organizations must deliver clean, normalized, OCSF-compliant data, and this is where challenges arise.

Inside Qovery's security architecture: how we secure your cloud & Kubernetes infrastructure

Discover how Qovery bridges the gap between developers and infrastructure with a "security by design" approach. From federated identities and unique encryption keys to real-time audit logs and SOC2 Type 2 certification - see how we protect your data while eliminating vendor lock-in.

SSH Check Overview

In this video, learn how to set up and configure SSH checks using Uptime.com. We discuss the frequency options, the importance of Secure Shell (SSH) for secure data communication, and step-by-step instructions for creating a new SSH check in your account. Discover how to set check intervals, configure alert contacts, specify monitoring locations, and ensure your probe servers are whitelisted. Perfect for ensuring your server's remote login capabilities are continuously monitored and secure.

Key Insights from the 2025 GigaOm Radar for Container Networking

In 2025, as modern applications became ever more distributed and the use of Kubernetes continued to proliferate, the role of container networking was critical. Today’s enterprises demand networking solutions that can scale, secure, and connect services reliably, whether those services run across multiple clouds, hybrid environments, or on-premises clusters.

Five Ways to Simplify Data Masking | The Tony and Tonie Show Ep 38

5 signs your data masking is fast, secure, and low-maintenance. Can you protect PII, still deliver realistic test data, and design a data masking solution that’s easy to automate and maintain? Tony and Tonie discuss five key traits of a tool that does just that. Read the full article.

The Role of Automation in Fraud Detection and Customer Service

Fraud poses a greater threat to businesses in the current technological era. Additionally, companies can exceed customer service expectations. Automation is a powerful tool that you can use to alleviate both problems fairly easily. Automating systems will help companies improve security and the customer experience. This post will examine who can benefit from automating fraud detection and customer service.

How to Choose CMMS Software: Key Considerations

Maintenance teams do not fail because they lack effort. They fail because information gets lost between shifts, urgent work crowds out planned work, and parts disappear at the exact wrong moment. Choosing CMMS software can fix those gaps, but only if the system fits how your plant, property portfolio, or service operation actually runs.

DNS-PERSIST-01 validates a domain once to get certificates forever

With the ACME protocol, to issue a certificate you have to prove you control the domain. The CA gives you a challenge, you complete it, and they issue your cert. The trouble is that every validation method has tradeoffs. And as certificate lifetimes get shorter, those tradeoffs will get more painful. DNS-PERSIST-01 is a new approach coming in 2026 that trades proof-of-freshness for easier operations.

The Benefits of Modular Containment Systems in Industrial Safety

In the case of industrial environments, there are certain challenges. Workers, hazardous material and compliance with regulations all involve careful planning and systems that are reliable. Modular containment systems have become a viable solution that would overcome these challenges and somehow offer flexibility and scalability to a large variety of industrial uses.

How Engineered Fall Protection Improves Safety for Rooftop Maintenance Teams

Rooftop maintenance is one of the most hazardous jobs in the modern facility management industry. From HVAC technicians and solar panel installers to roofing contractors, these workers operate on the "front lines" of height hazards. Because rooftops are often perceived as flat and stable, there is a dangerous tendency to underestimate the risks involved. However, the introduction of engineered fall protection has revolutionized how these teams operate, transforming a high-risk environment into a controlled workspace.

VPN Connection Monitoring: Performance & Availability

For a growing number of organizations, the VPN is no longer a peripheral security control. It is the network. Remote employees authenticate through it. Contractors reach internal tools through it. Administrators access cloud consoles through it. Entire application stacks depend on encrypted tunnels to function at all. When VPN connectivity degrades, productivity collapses quietly and unevenly—often without a clear signal pointing to the root cause.

10 Ways To Improve The Safety Profile Of Your Car In 2026

Cars are becoming more and more sophisticated with each passing year, and they're more of a significant investment because of that fact. Even today's budget vehicles are fitted with a dizzying array of technology - stuff that you'd only ever find in flagship models twenty years ago.

Leveraging Blockchain and Bitcoin for Operational Efficiency in Enterprises

In the rapidly evolving world of enterprise operations, businesses are constantly seeking innovative technologies to improve efficiency, enhance transparency, and reduce costs. Among the emerging tools that are gaining significant traction, blockchain technology and Bitcoin are two of the most influential. Originally popularized in the financial sector, these technologies are now finding practical applications in operational management, offering enterprises new ways to optimize processes, secure transactions, and innovate business models.