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TheServerSide: "How TUF can secure software systems from update vulnerabilities"
TheServerSide: "How TUF can secure software systems from update vulnerabilities" July 17, 2020
A new open source technology to secure software system updates called The Update Framework, has become the first specification and security project to graduate from the CNCF incubation process. This complements other tools to secure various aspects of...

HelpNetSecurity: "The Linux Foundation develops certification to enable cloud native pros demonstrate competence"
HelpNetSecurity: "The Linux Foundation develops certification to enable cloud native pros demonstrate competence" July 17, 2020
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, and Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, announced a new certification, the Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) is in...

TechTarget: "Google's OUC play muddies Istio service mesh outlook"
TechTarget: "Google's OUC play muddies Istio service mesh outlook" July 16, 2020
Google launched Open Usage Commons last week and donated the trademark for its Istio service mesh project to the new organization, deepening ongoing industry debate about the project’s governance and long-term future.

TechBeacon: "KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe: Cloud native goes mainstream"
TechBeacon: "KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe: Cloud native goes mainstream" July 15, 2020
Cloud-native deployments are getting larger as adoption becomes mainstream, and businesses are reaping the benefits. More than three quarters of companies use Kubernetes in production, up from 58% last year, according to a recent survey from the Cloud...

CNCF Media Coverage
ContainerJournal: "Linux Foundation Partners With CNCF on Kubernetes Certs, Training" July 15, 2020
The Linux Foundation and Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced today they are collaboratively developing a Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) certification expected to be available in November. At the same time, the two open source consortiums announced...

CNCF Media Coverage
ContainerJournal: "Google proposes changes to Istio Steering Committee" July 14, 2020
Google is making a case for changing the rules under which the open source Istio service mesh project for Kubernetes environments is managed with a proposal to create a new Steering Committee charter around Contributor Seats and Community...

CNCF Media Coverage
ContainerJournal: "CNCF embraces operator Framework to manage Kubernetes environments" July 10, 2020
The Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) this week voted to accept the Operator Framework as an incubation level project.

Computing: "Interview: CNCF head Priyanka Sharma – 'The arc of innovation is long and it bends towards true open source'"
Computing: "Interview: CNCF head Priyanka Sharma – 'The arc of innovation is long and it bends towards true open source'" July 10, 2020
Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s new general manager on developer trends, collaboration and disappointment over Google’s surprise decision not to donate its Istio project.

SDxCentral: "Google committed to CNCF despite Istio Snub"
SDxCentral: "Google committed to CNCF despite Istio Snub" July 10, 2020
Google maintains that the formation of its Open Usage Commons (OUC) group to initially house a trio of its projects – including the Istio service mesh – does not impact its ongoing commitment to already established open source...

SDxCentral: "Google’s Istio move Irks IBM, confounds industry"
SDxCentral: "Google’s Istio move Irks IBM, confounds industry" July 9, 2020
Google’s decision to move the Istio service mesh project into a newly formed open source organization focused on protecting the trademark of open source projects instead of into an already established open source organization is not sitting well...