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100% Transparency and Five Pillars How to Do Hardened Images (and Container Security) Right Container security is understandably a hot topic these days, with more and more workloads running atop this mainstay of the cloud native landscape. While I might be biased because I work at Docker, it is safe to say that containers are the dominant form factor for…

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Cycode today announced it is providing early access to a capability that identifies which artificial intelligence (AI) coding tools are being employed by application developers in addition to adding an AI Bill of Materials (AIBOM) that also identifies what underlying technologies, such as large language models (LLMs), are being invoked. Devin Maguire, senior product marketing […]

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100% Transparency and Five Pillars How to Do Hardened Images (and Container Security) Right Container security is understandably a hot topic these days, with more and more workloads running atop this mainstay of the cloud native landscape. While I might be biased because I work at Docker, it is safe to say that containers are the dominant form factor for…

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If you run SQL Server in 2025 and your sa login is still usable, you’re giving attackers a giant, blinking target. The sa account is the most famous login in SQL Server, it has unrestricted power, and—because it’s famous—it’s a magnet for brute-force attempts.Microsoft’s own guidance is blunt: don’t enable or use sa unless an application truly requires it. Prefer Windows (or Entra ID) authentication and named admin accounts instead. Below I’ll show why disabling sa is the sane default, what disabling actually does (and doesn’t do), and exact steps to audit usage and turn it off safely—backed by current docs…

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Change is inevitable. What separates thriving organizations from those that falter is not the scale of disruption but how leaders respond to it. In times of shifting technologies, evolving business priorities, and constant transformation, leadership is less about control and more about ownership and trust.The foundation of effective leadership is often built long before the boardroom. Sports, for example, provide timeless lessons about teamwork, resilience, and adaptability. Success rarely comes from individual talent alone. It comes when everyone pulls in the same direction. That principle applies as much to a championship team as it does to a high‑performing business unit.One…

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100% Transparency and Five Pillars How to Do Hardened Images (and Container Security) Right Container security is understandably a hot topic these days, with more and more workloads running atop this mainstay of the cloud native landscape. While I might be biased because I work at Docker, it is safe to say that containers are the dominant form factor for…

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