Workload identities are increasingly targeted by hackers due to weak protections, making them a significant threat to organization’s IT infrastructure. Two CNCF projects, cert-manager and SPIFFE, provide solutions for securing workload identities. By integrating both, every workload can have a secure and unique identity, facilitating zero-trust security models. These projects are key to protecting valuable but often neglected business assets.
Developer guilty of using kill switch to sabotage employer’s systems
A software developer, Davis Lu, has been found guilty of sabotaging his former employer’s systems by installing custom malware and a “kill switch”. After being
