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Prevent API Attacks with Essential Tools and Best Practices for API Security In recent years, the proliferation of APIs has significantly changed the way enterprises operate. APIs enable different applications to communicate and exchange data with each other, allowing for more efficient and effective business processes and software development. However, with the increased use of APIs comes the risk of API sprawl, where APIs are created and deployed across distributed teams and architectures, often without proper oversight and management. This can create a new set of security risks for enterprises, as each API represents a potential entry point for attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data and systems. The Rise of API-First Software Development One of the main drivers of API sprawl is the proliferation of microservices. A microservices architecture breaks a larger application into smaller, individual applications that [ more… ]

Shaping the Future of Kubernetes Application Connectivity with F5 NGINX Application connectivity in Kubernetes can be extremely complex, especially when you deploy hundreds – or even thousands – of containers across various cloud environments, including on-premises, public, private, or hybrid and multi-cloud. At NGINX, we firmly believe that integrating a unified approach to manage connectivity to, from, and within a Kubernetes cluster can dramatically simplify and streamline operations for development, infrastructure, platform engineering, and security teams. In this blog, we want to share some reflections and thoughts on how NGINX created one of the most popular Ingress controllers today, and ways we plan continue delivering the best-in-class capabilities to manage Kubernetes app connectivity in the future. Before anything, we want to note the importance of putting the customer first. NGINX does so by looking at each customer’s specific scenario and [ more… ]

Optimizing MQTT Deployments in Enterprise Environments with NGINX Plus When announcing the R29 release of NGINX Plus, we briefly covered its new native support for parsing MQTT messages. In this post, we’ll build on that and discuss how NGINX Plus can be configured to optimize MQTT deployments in enterprise environments. What Is MQTT? MQTT stands for Message Queuing Telemetry Transport. It’s a very popular, lightweight publish-subscribe messaging protocol, ideal for connecting Internet of Things (IoT) or machine-to-machine (M2M) devices and applications over the internet. MQTT is designed to operate efficiently in low-bandwidth or low-power environments, making it an ideal choice for applications with a large number of remote clients. It’s used in a variety of industries, including consumer electronics, automotive, transportation, manufacturing, and healthcare. NGINX Plus MQTT Message Processing NGINX Plus R29 supports MQTT 3.1.1 and MQTT 5.0. It acts [ more… ]