software development

GitHub Aims to Expand Copilot Scope and Reach in 2024

GitHub is gearing up to launch Copilot Workspace next year, a platform that will leverage generative artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically propose a plan for building an application based on natural language descriptions typed into the GitHub Issues project management software. The platform, revealed at the GitHub Universe 2023 conference, Copilot Workspace will generate editable […]

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Will ChatGPT Replace Human Software Developers? Probably Not

Since the release of ChatGPT, there has been a great deal of hype around generative AI and how companies can leverage it to cut costs and democratize software and application development. Naturally, with discussions of cost-cutting and democratization come whispers about what will happen to software developers. This is a real and valid concern, but […]

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CloudBees CEO: State of Software Development is a Disaster

CloudBees CEO Anuj Kapur told attendees at a DevOps World event today that with developers spending only 30% of their time writing code the current state of software development in enterprise IT organizations is a disaster. After more than 14 years of effort, the promise of DevOps—in terms of being able to accelerate the rate […]

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JFrog swampUP: Addressing the Advent of AI

At JFrog SwampUp 2023, the buzz with all about AI, especially with JFrog’s announcement of Machine Learning (ML) Model Management capabilities. These conversations around AI and ML reflected these technologies’ growing influence and importance in the DevOps world. How much of the generative AI conversation is just hype, though? And what does that mean for […]

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The 2021 CISSP Exam and Application Security: What’s Changed?

Published July 1, 2021 WRITTEN BY MICHAEL SOLOMON Michael G. Solomon, PhD, CISSP, PMP, CISM, PenTest+, is a security, privacy, blockchain, and data science author, consultant, educator and speaker who specializes in leading organizations toward achieving and maintaining compliant and secure IT environments. The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification, granted by the International Information […]

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The State of Mobile App Security 2021

Published June 24, 2021 WRITTEN BY ED TITTEL. Ed Tittel is a long-time IT industry writer and consultant who specializes in matters of networking, security, and Web technologies. For a copy of his resume, a list of publications, his personal blog, and more, please visit www.edtittel.com or follow @EdTittel The ever-increasing popularity and use of […]

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Understanding the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack

Published June 17, 2021 WRITTEN BY ED TITTEL. Ed Tittel is a long-time IT industry writer and consultant who specializes in matters of networking, security, and Web technologies. For a copy of his resume, a list of publications, his personal blog, and more, please visit www.edtittel.com or follow @EdTittel On or about May 7, 2021, […]

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Facebook Scraping Incident Leaks Info for a Half-Billion Users

Published June 10, 2021 WRITTEN BY ED TITTEL. Ed Tittel is a long-time IT industry writer and consultant who specializes in matters of networking, security, and Web technologies. For a copy of his resume, a list of publications, his personal blog, and more, please visit www.edtittel.com or follow @EdTittel In early April, numerous sources disclosed […]

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Pandemic Legacy: Remote Work and Digital Transformation

Published June 3, 2021 WRITTEN BY MICHAEL SOLOMON Michael G. Solomon, PhD, CISSP, PMP, CISM, PenTest+, is a security, privacy, blockchain, and data science author, consultant, educator and speaker who specializes in leading organizations toward achieving and maintaining compliant and secure IT environments. The COVID-19 pandemic drove many companies to rapidly expand their support for remote […]

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How NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 Affects Application Security

Published May 27, 2021 WRITTEN BY MICHAEL SOLOMON Michael G. Solomon, PhD, CISSP, PMP, CISM, PenTest+, is a security, privacy, blockchain, and data science author, consultant, educator and speaker who specializes in leading organizations toward achieving and maintaining compliant and secure IT environments. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a non-regulatory agency of […]

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