One of the most popular and widely adopted business tool suites is Microsoft 365 (previously known as Microsoft Office 365) or just M365 for short. M365 offers a comprehensive array of applications and services, including email, document collaboration, video conferencing, and more, all hosted on the cloud. M365 provides numerous benefits in terms of flexibility and accessibility, but it also introduces new security, performance, and compliance challenges. This is why monitoring M365 applications is critically important for organizations of all sizes. Monitoring M365 applications is essential in helping businesses maintain a secure, efficient, and compliant digital environment. ...

Enabling a true “shift-left” in software security by empowering DevOps and security teams to work together In some recent articles I shared how you as a developer can add security to your skillset by using New Relic capabilities. I also dug deeper into ways on how to mitigate hidden security risks of open source software libraries. Both of these blogs focused on third-party code and how it can impact the security of your software applications. In this article I will focus on the security of your own custom code, i.e. the code that you write yourself. ...

Check your source code for any vulnerable libraries and start mitigating these issues Open source software libraries have become an integral part of modern software development. They are widely used by developers to accelerate the development process and reduce costs. On average, open source libraries make up 70-90% of an entire software application. However, the use of open source libraries also comes with hidden security risks that could potentially harm your organization’s reputation and financial well-being. ...

Not every developer is a security expert, but use these tips to improve your skills In today’s digital age, security is a major concern for individuals and organizations alike. With the increasing number of cyber-attacks and data breaches, it’s crucial for developers to have a thorough understanding of security best practices. The security of an application is of the utmost importance, as it can directly impact the safety and privacy of users’ data. ...

In a recent post I wrote about the ability to send all your application security vulnerabilities found by Snyk directly to your New Relic observability platform. Now, New Relic made it even easier to achieve that by providing a dedicated security ingest processor that ‘understands’ the payload from a Snyk webhook. All the details on how to get started, create and configure a Snyk webhook to send into your New Relic account is provided in this docs page: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/vulnerability-management/integrations/snyk/ ...

Security and observability data go hand in hand when it comes to application health. If you can put those two sources of data behind a single pane of glass you can make your life a lot easier. By leveraging the different options that the Snyk platform provides, you can send all your application security vulnerabilities found by Snyk directly to your New Relic observability platform. Let’s see how! Prerequisites Here are all the necessary links to get started: ...

TL;DR Integrate your Snyk application security platform by leveraging webhooks into various other external systems such as Microsoft Teams, Azure DevOps Boards, New Relic, DataDog and Splunk. Here are all the necessary links to get started: GitHub Repository: https://github.com/harrykimpel/snyk-webhook-subscription Microsoft Teams: https://github.com/harrykimpel/snyk-webhook-subscription/blob/main/azure-function-microsoft-teams.cs Azure DevOps Boards: https://github.com/harrykimpel/snyk-webhook-subscription/blob/main/azure-function-azure-boards.cs New Relic: https://github.com/harrykimpel/snyk-webhook-subscription/blob/main/azure-function-newrelic.cs DataDog: https://github.com/harrykimpel/snyk-webhook-subscription/blob/main/azure-function-datadog.cs Splunk: https://github.com/harrykimpel/snyk-webhook-subscription/blob/main/azure-function-splunk.cs Background In the past few weeks I have been quite busy in my spare time to think about new ways of integrating the Snyk application security platform with various other systems and especially also observability platforms. These ideas are typically triggered through customer interactions, their questions or requirements. Due to my nature and passion, I typically don’t just think about potential integrations and architectures, but really can’t help but also implement a quick prototype. That is what I am passionate about. ...

TL;DR Leverage a Prometheus Exporter to send all your application security vulnerabilities from Snyk into Splunk. Here are all the necessary links to get started: Snyk Exporter: https://github.com/lunarway/snyk_exporter Splunk OpenTelemetry Collector for Kubernetes: https://docs.splunk.com/Observability/gdi/opentelemetry/install-k8s.html#otel-install-k8s Update (2022-09-22) The option that I am describing here is just one way to achieve this. There might even be a more straight forward option available that I started to describe in a more recent post. Please find an additional approach in my post Snyk Integration Capabilities with WebHooks - some examples. ...

TL;DR By leveraging a Prometheus Exporter you can send all your application security vulnerabilities from Snyk into New Relic. Here are all the necessary links to get started: Snyk Exporter: https://github.com/lunarway/snyk_exporter New Relic Kubernetes integration: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/infrastructure/prometheus-integrations/get-started/send-prometheus-metric-data-new-relic/ New Relic Instant Observability Quickstart: https://newrelic.com/instant-observability/?search=snyk Update (2022-09-22) The option that I am describing here is just one way to achieve this. There might even be a more straight forward option available that I started to describe in a more recent post. Please find an additional approach in my post Snyk Integration Capabilities with WebHooks - some examples. ...

As I reflect on the past year 2021, I have to say that I am very thankful for all the nice and passionate people I met and opportunities I had to make connections – most virtually, but quite a few also in person. It is still a tough time for everyone to be in, but the most important thing is to stay positive and optimistic about the future. As many of my close friends and connections on various social channels know, 2021 has also been a year of change for me personally. After a remarkably interesting and thriving time at New Relic where I met the most interesting people, I decided that it is time for me to focus on something I have been passionate about for all my professional career. And that is software! I wanted to get closer to where my heart and passion is. ...