Chaos Days are boutique services offered by tech firm Fairwinds. Designed to break non-production clusters and test disaster recovery (DR) plans, the company argues they are crucial for identifying, addressing and mitigating weaknesses in Kubernetes infrastructures and mission-critical applications before real crises arise. Learning to work under pressure, improving decision-making capabilities and experiencing first-hand the challenges of incident response are cited as the primary benefits of undertaking Chaos Days.

Microsoft Warns of Ransomware Exploiting Cloud Environments with New Techniques
Microsoft warns of sophisticated ransomware attacks in Q1 2025, targeting hybrid cloud environments through vulnerabilities in on-premises and cloud services. Notably, North Korean group Moonstone