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Authors: Kevin Ward
2022-05-19

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The presentation discusses the importance of securing Kubernetes operators and suggests using a pipeline and static analyzer to detect vulnerabilities.
  • Operators are automated runbooks that can pose security risks if not properly secured
  • Bad Robot is a tool that can scan operator manifests for vulnerabilities
  • Developers should be explicit about the permissions and resources an operator can access
  • Restricting an operator to specific namespaces and resources can improve security
  • A pipeline and static analyzer can help detect vulnerabilities in operators
Authors: Silvia Pina
2022-05-17

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The talk argues against using the term 'human error' in classifying the reasons behind incidents and advocates for a blameless culture to achieve reliable and secure systems. It proposes looking at how highly resilient organizations handle the human component of failures from a systems thinking and organizational psychology standpoint.
  • The term 'human error' is outdated and should be avoided in classifying the reasons behind incidents
  • A blameless culture is key to achieving reliable and secure systems
  • Highly resilient organizations focus on identifying all possible warning signs and maintaining a global view of all operations to prevent failures
  • When a failure does occur, it is seen as a learning opportunity to improve how the organization works
  • Building resilience to failure involves helping people cope with complexity under pressure and maintaining mindfulness or awareness at an organizational level