SRE NEWSLETTER

Issue #6 // December 18, 2020

SolarWinds Leaked FTP Credentials through a Public GitHub Repo
// savebreach.com
The leaked FTP credentials were being exposed by SolarWinds since June 2018 in mib-importer GitHub repo. There was potentially more sensitive data in that repo, says security researcher Vinoth Kumar.
AWS Fault Injection Simulator
// aws.amazon.com
Coming in 2021... AWS Fault Injection Simulator is a fully managed chaos engineering service that makes it easier for teams to discover an application’s weaknesses at scale in order to improve performance, observability, and resiliency.
CloudQuery
// github.com
CloudQuery is an open source tool that transforms your cloud infrastructure into queryable SQL tables for easy monitoring, governance and security.
AWS CloudShell – Command-Line Access to AWS Resources
// aws.amazon.com
This week Amazon launched AWS CloudShell, with the goal of making the process of getting to an AWS-enabled shell prompt simple and secure. Every shell environment that you run with CloudShell has the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) (v2) installed and configured so you can run aws commands fresh out of the box.
CloudLinux to Invest More Than a Million Dollars a Year into CentOS Clone
// zdnet.com
With Red Hat changing CentOS Linux into a rolling release, CloudLinux is the second group to announce it's making a bigger, better stable point CentOS: Lenix.
Creating Small Successes to Prove DevOps Works
// itrevolution.com
Top experts from DevOps Enterprise Summit weigh in on DevOps small successes that you can build upon. What do those small successes actually look like? How do you start?
Kubernetes in Production: Best Practices to Follow
// dzone.com
Here are some best practices to follow while using Kubernetes in production. Following these should ensure more security and efficiency.
Automate Your Linux Deployment Using Azure DevOps
// towardsdatascience.com
A comprehensive guide on utilizing Azure DevOps to the fullest using CI/CD and shell scripts.
How to Run a Remote Retrospective and Have Fun Doing It
// atlassianblog.wpengine.com
Bringing this time-honored team tradition into the virtual world is easier than you might think. Here are a few pointers.
It’s Just a Monitoring Change
// sbg.technology
The reality is that monitoring systems are complicated beasts, and should not be taken for granted; nor should we be complacent when making changes to what is still a production system.