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Chef InSpec
ChefConf 2020 Registration is Now Open!
By Mandi Walls
Registration for ChefConf 2020 is now open. Join us in Seattle or London (or both) this June!
Read moreWhat to Talk About at ChefConf 2020 – Chef InSpec
By Mandi Walls
The ChefConf 2020 CFP is well underway. Have you put your topic in yet? If you’re still thinking about what talk you’d like to present, maybe you’re considering a talk about Chef InSpec? InSpec is a powerful tool for investigating and reporting on the security of your various infrastructure components, including resources in the cloud.
Read more5 Things You Can Do with Chef InSpec Input
Chef InSpec defines security and compliance rules as executable code for testing and auditing applications and infrastructure. Chef InSpec compares the actual state of a system with the desired state that is expressed in easy-to-read and easy-to-write code.
Read moreWhat’s in an endpoint? Managing laptops with Chef
For over 11 years Chef customers and community have trusted us to manage their infrastructure and servers, so it should be no surprise that you can also manage desktops and laptops just as effectively by using Chef Effortless Infrastructure Suite.
Read moreInSpec and the Too-Long(?) Life of Security Policies
By Mandi Walls
This blog post by Chris Swan, Policy Debt, was included in the September 8, 2019 edition of DevOps Weekly (subscribe here if you haven’t already). Many of the points Chris raises are likely familiar to folks who have been working in operations, systems engineering, or DevOps for any length of time.
Read moreProtect Yourself From the RubyGems Backdoor by InSpec’ing Your Fleet
By Galen Emery
Chef has invested a lot with the Enterprise Automation Stack in security. With Chef InSpec you can easily scan your systems for potential vulnerabilities and then leverage Chef Infra to run remediation across your entire fleet. This is important because last week’s RubyGems vulnerability likely affected other software you have deployed that uses Ruby.
Read moreChef Confirms No Products Affected by Backdoored RubyGems
By Galen Emery
At Chef, we have a cross-functional security team who evaluates and responds to potential security incidents. Because a significant portion of our code uses Ruby and Ruby libraries (known as “gems”), we have been paying close attention to the reports of malicious code insertion into several gems.
Read moreLearn Chef Rally: What a Treat!
The Learn Chef Rally team is celebrating a major milestone, and you’re invited to party with us!
Read moreCloud Security Assessments in AWS
By Nick Rycar
In our most recent webinar, Cloud Security Assessment for AWS Instances, we took a look at how Chef can help to secure environments in Amazon Web Services.
Read moreSecure Your Cloud Estate with Continuous Audits
By Nick Rycar
To meet the demands of an ever more connected world, executing on a comprehensive cloud strategy has become a critical component for organizations at any scale.
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