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Insurance Companies: Protect Against Scattered Spider Attacks with Data Masking

Right now, the insurance industry faces an urgent cybersecurity threat: Scattered Spider. The financially motivated hacking group has rapidly shifted its focus after preying on retail companies in the U.K. and U.S. Now, it is targeting insurance companies. The danger is clear. Insurance firms manage exactly what cybercriminals want: vast amounts of sensitive customer data.

Custom Dashboards in Kong Konnect | Part 1

From the high-stakes "war room" where you're troubleshooting an outage to the "boardroom" where you're presenting platform growth, API dashboards give you the critical visibility you need. In this demo, we introduce custom dashboards in Kong Konnect. We'll show you how to build a powerful, tailored dashboard from scratch in just a few clicks—without writing a single line of query language. See how our intuitive, user-friendly interface allows anyone on your team, from developers to non-technical leaders, to get the exact data they need.

The Roadmap for Reducing Technical Debt in 2025

Technical debt is a sneaky hang-up that organizations and teams often ignore until it becomes unmanageable. It creeps in slowly, undermines your team’s productivity, and builds up until your product is hard to maintain and scale. Software systems and development cycles are increasingly being driven and supported by AI, continuous delivery, and cloud-native environments, making it critical to adopt a clear strategy for identifying and reducing technical debt.

Introducing NCM v3: AI-Enhanced Security & Performance for Node.js

At NodeSource, we live and breathe Node.js and are passionate about performance and security. We understand that for developers and platform teams, managing the security and compliance of dependencies is a mission-critical task. However, the tools designed to help can sometimes become part of the problem. Today, we’re proud to introduce NodeSource Certified Modules v3 (NCM v3): a complete rearchitecture of our module scanning and observability engine.

Understanding Stack Traces in Elixir

If you have spent any time working with Elixir in a production setting — or even just building a side project — you've likely encountered a stack trace. Stack traces can appear intimidating at the outset, especially since Elixir's error messages are often more detailed than those in other languages. However, they are a powerful tool for understanding what went wrong in your code. Early in my Elixir journey, I found stack traces to be a bit overwhelming.

Top Software Development Trends to Watch in 2025

Software development isn’t what it used to be, and that’s a good thing. What was once a linear code-and-release process has evolved into a dynamic, AI‑powered, security-first ecosystem spanning cloud, edge, and compliance workflows. In 2024, the global software development market reached $403.6 billion and is expected to climb further, driven by AI, cloud-native architectures, and embedded automation.

Types of Healthcare Software Systems on the rise in 2025

The emergence of digital transformation technologies led to a nationwide change, causing a profound impact on various industries throughout the world. Among the conventional sectors affected by it, the healthcare industry emerged prominently. Interestingly, it not only disrupted but also provided a significant impetus to the healthcare sector, thereby positively influencing the different types of healthcare software and the medical software industry.

Fault Injection for API Protocol Resilience

APIs are the backbone of modern systems, but when they fail, the impact can be catastrophic. Fault injection testing helps you prepare for these failures by simulating disruptions in a controlled way. This practice ensures APIs remain reliable and can recover gracefully under stress. Here's what you need to know.

What is AIOps? Transforming IT Operations with AI

Picture this: It's 3 AM, and your phone erupts with alerts. Within minutes, you're drowning in a tsunami of notifications—hundreds of them—while your company's critical services hang by a thread. Your monitoring dashboard looks like a Christmas tree gone wrong, every light blinking red, and you have no idea where to start. Sound familiar?