Security

Presenters Adrian Mouat Cat Morris Gaurav Saxena Marcus Eagan Alex Zenla Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Balancing the Scales: Developer Freedom vs. Security in the Age of Rapid Innovation 🚀 In today’s fast-paced tech world, the buzz around rapid innovation, especially with technologies like containers, is palpable. Developers are empowered to move at lightning speed, achieving feats previously unimaginable. But with this incredible agility comes a perennial challenge: how do we keep our systems secure without stifling that crucial developer freedom? This is the central question that sparked a fascinating discussion at a recent tech conference, and it’s one that resonates deeply with every engineering team out there. ...

Presenters Frederick Kautz Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Navigating the Frontier: Building Secure Agentic Systems with Safe MCP 🚀 The world of AI is moving at lightning speed, and with the rise of powerful Large Language Models (LLMs) and their ever-expanding toolkits, comes a new frontier of security challenges. How do we ensure these intelligent agents are not only innovative but also safe? This is where Safe MCP steps in, offering a structured and comprehensive approach to mapping risks, threats, and mitigations for these complex systems. ...

Presenters Evan Anderson Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Level Up Your Open Source Security: Introducing the OpenSSF Security Baseline 🚀 The world of technology is buzzing with innovation, but with great power comes great responsibility – especially when it comes to security! In today’s digital landscape, keeping our software secure isn’t just a good idea; it’s becoming a legal imperative. And when it comes to the open source projects that form the backbone of so much of our digital infrastructure, ensuring their health and security is a collective mission. That’s where the OpenSSF Security Baseline steps in, offering a guiding light for a more robust and sustainable open source future. ✨ ...

Presenters Jesse Suen Source ArgoCon NA 2025 Kargo: Unleashing GitOps Beyond Kubernetes 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt the frustration of managing your applications when they spill out of the cozy confines of Kubernetes? You’re not alone! In a world where real-world applications are a tapestry of Kubernetes clusters, S3 buckets, Lambda functions, and CDNs, keeping everything synchronized and manageable can be a real headache. Today, we’re diving deep into how Kargo, the brilliant open-source GitOps promotion layer above Argo CD, is stepping up to the plate, breaking down those silos and extending the power of GitOps beyond Kubernetes. ...

Presenters Nitish Kumar Alexander Matyushentsev Regina Voloshin Leonardo Luz Almeida Alexandre Gaudreault Source ArgoCon NA 2025 Argo CD 3.0: A Leap Forward in GitOps Excellence ✨ The world of Kubernetes continuous delivery just got a major upgrade! Argo CD, the beloved GitOps tool, has officially launched version 3.0, marking its most significant evolution since 2021. This isn’t just another point release; it’s a meticulously crafted step forward, born from a collective desire for cleaner code, better defaults, and a more robust user experience. ...