The presentation discusses the importance of shifting left in cybersecurity and how to implement it using the open-source platform, Backstage.
- Backstage is an open-source platform for creating a developer portal that is extensible through plugins.
- Plugins can be created for displaying data, adding logic, and expanding storage.
- Shifting left in cybersecurity is crucial to prevent misconfigurations and vulnerabilities in clusters.
- Backstage can be used to implement shifting left in cybersecurity by creating a plugin for scanning and fixing misconfigurations and vulnerabilities.
- An anecdote is shared about a company that successfully created a plugin for their open-source tool using Backstage.