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#BlackDuck Teams Up with #Pivotal to Secure and Manage Open Source Cloud-Native Applications for the Enterprise

Black Duck, the global leader in automating the security and management of open source software, today announced a new technology collaboration with Pivotal® and the launch of its Black Duck Hub product as an integrated service for Pivotal Cloud Foundry®, one of the world’s most powerful cloud-native platforms. This is the first open source-focused security management integration with Pivotal Cloud Foundry, enabling enterprise customers to embrace open source in their applications with automated visibility, intelligence, and control.

Black Duck and Pivotal have collaborated to integrate Black Duck Hub and Pivotal Cloud Foundry to deliver a Secure DevOps process and user experience for building and deploying applications to Pivotal Cloud Foundry.

  • Enterprise customers can find Black Duck as a tile on the Pivotal Network.
  • Black Duck Hub Service Broker enables the integrated use of Hub with Pivotal Cloud Foundry. Black Duck Hub interacts with the Pivotal Cloud Foundry build and application deployment process (‘cf push’) to automatically scan, analyse, and monitor applications and their contents.
  • Enterprise customers can automate their Black Duck scans with third-party Continuous Integration (CI) tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo, Team City, and Microsoft VSTS/TFS.
  • Enterprise customers can deploy Black Duck Hub product either in their private cloud or in a public cloud, such as Google Cloud.

Using Black Duck Hub, enterprise customers can automatically identify all the open source components; detect and analyse known security vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and code quality risks; and enable policy management to control risks and their remediation. Additionally, Hub dynamically monitors the scanned code and provides alerts on newly discovered vulnerabilities or policy violations. Enterprise customers can also use Hub to access Black Duck KnowledgeBase™, the world’s most comprehensive data store of open source components and risk intelligence.

“Open source comprises 80 to 90 percent of the components in a modern cloud-native application. Integration of Black Duck Hub with Pivotal Cloud Foundry provides automated visibility and control into that open source,” said Black Duck CEO Lou Shipley. “This helps increase enterprises’ confidence to increase their production deployment of cloud-native applications.”

“Fortune 2000 companies are facing tremendous pressure to build and deliver cloud-native applications –  faster, on a larger scale, and at lower cost,” said Nima Badiey, Head of Business Development, Pivotal Cloud Foundry. “Combining Black Duck Hub with Pivotal Cloud Foundry helps our customers automate the security and licensing processes in their application deployment pipelines, enabling agility and innovation at cloud-native speeds.”

Availability

  • The integrated solution is available for Pivotal customers. Pivotal Cloud Foundry users can find Black Duck Hub Service Broker on the Pivotal Network.
  • Use of Black Duck Hub with Pivotal Cloud Foundry requires an active Hub license from Black Duck.

In addition to the new integrated solution for Pivotal Cloud Foundry users, Black Duck today announced that Pivotal has become a Black Duck Hub customer for Pivotal’s internal use. Pivotal uses Hub as part of its internal Pivotal Cloud Foundry development and security processes to help secure and manage open source components in the Cloud Foundry project.

1MORE introduces the H1707 Triple Driver #Headphones with Piezo Ceramic Driver.

Award winning specialist audio manufacturer 1MORE today introduces its H1707 Triple Driver Over-Ear Headphones to the UK. The headphones feature advanced Piezo ceramic driver technology and audiophile, oxygen free, copper wiring to ensure a high fidelity listening experience. 

With audiophile cabling and phenomenal build quality, the H1707 headphones look as good as they sound!

1MORE uses the latest patented designs and materials to enhance sound, comfort and aesthetic appeal. From aerospace grade materials to genuine Swarovski crystals, 1MORE takes no shortcuts to maintain a standard of modern excellence in both function and form.

 

Expertly tuned by Grammy Award winning sound engineer Luca Bignardi, the 1MORE H1707 headphones feature a Piezo driver which, when combined with a 40mm aerospace grade composite driver and a powerful, fast bass reflex, deliver a high frequency resolution extension that reaches up to 40kHz for high resolution files. This technology has been recognised by the High Resolution Association of Japan who have given official certification to the H1707 headphones to replay high resolution (better than cd quality) music.

 

Not only do the H1707 headphones feature great technology, they have also been manufactured using top quality materials. The black and gold machined metal complement each other perfectly whilst the sturdy but comfortable ear clamps with luxurious padding, echo that of a high end sports car, allowing for long listening sessions without any discomfort. The clamps can also be folded inwards and also rotated inwards by 45° so the headphones can fit snugly into the included high quality case and internal bag whilst travelling.

 

 Special consideration has also gone into the cabling used, with a 99.99 oxygen free copper wiring with left and right independent channel, straight through design and a tough non tangle Kevlar sleeve ensuring a lower transmission loss and higher fidelity listening experience.

 

 

Available for just £199.99, the 1MORE H1707 Triple Driver over-ear headphones deliver a spectacular sound at amazing value when compared to other headphones of similar specifications available in the market. 1MORE are proud to be superior to the industry standard.

 The 1MORE Triple Driver in-ear headphones are available for £199.99 from http://uk.1more.com

Learn to Code on the ASUS Tinker Board with FUZE Studio #Coding #ASUS

Hot on the heels of their recent FUZE Studio for Nintendo Switch announcement, FUZE Technologies Ltd are extremely proud to announce an exciting new collaboration with ASUSTeK.

 

Launched in 2013, FUZE Technologies set out with one goal – to make coding as easy and accessible as possible for everyone. Since then, the FUZE team has achieved great success in teaching young people how to code using the FUZE personal computer and their accessible, easy to use programming language FUZE Studio.

 

FUZE is now proud to announce two new models to their FUZE Workstation range powered by the recently announced ASUS Tinker Board.Additionally the ‘powered by’ ASUS Tinker Board editions have replaced the Raspberry Pi versions of the FUZE Workshop units used across the
country in schools and STEM events.Matt Stewart, ASUS Product Manager commented “ASUS recognise that learning to code is incredibly valuable; we’re really excited to be working with FUZE and bringing the ASUS Tinker Board into UK schools.”

The new units are, the FUZE-TB-R priced at £249.99 including VAT. It comes complete and ready torun out of the box. Included is the FUZE Special Edition case & keyboard, ASUS Tinker Board, FUZE IO Board with built in analog, 16GB boot SD card, the FUZE Component pack, solderless electronics breadboard, mouse and mouse mat, 250 page reference guide (PDF), worksheets (PDF) and the ever popular USB Robot Arm kit.

 

 

About the ASUS Tinker Board: The ASUS Tinker Board is a Single Board Computer (SBC) in an ultra-small form factor that offers class-leading performance while leveraging outstanding mechanical compatibility. The Tinker Board offers makers, IoT enthusiasts, hobbyists, PC DIY enthusiasts and others a reliable and extremely capable platform for building and tinkering their ideas into reality.

Specifications:
CPU Rockchip Quad-Core RK3288 processor
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR3
Graphic Integrated Graphics Processor ARM® Mali™-T764 GPU*1
Storage Micro SD(TF) card slot
LAN RTL GB LAN, Wireless Data Network, 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth V4.0 + EDR
Audio RTL ALC4040 CODEC
USB Ports 4 x USB 2.0
Internal I/O 1 x 40-pin header(GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART, PWM, 5V, 3.3V, GND, S/PDIF, DSI, CSI

The second unit is the FUZE-TB-D priced at £149.99 including VAT. Included is the FUZE Special
Edition case & keyboard, ASUS Tinker Board, FUZE IO Board with built in analog, 16GB boot SD card, solderless electronics breadboard, reference guide (PDF) and worksheets (PDF).

 

“The ASUS Tinker Board perfectly complements the FUZE’s existing design and dramatically improves performance. Running FUZE it’s roughly twice as fast as the Raspberry Pi editions and has far superior audio hardware and RAM capacity.
The Tinker Board enhances the FUZE’s learning capabilities, and partnered with FUZE Studio, provides the ideal environment to learn and ‘tinker’ with coding, gaming, audio, electronics, robotics and more.”
Stated Jon Silvera, CEO of FUZE Technologies Ltd.

A multi-award winning and highly accessible coding workstation, the FUZE is intended for students of all ages and also for teachers and parents. Anyone learning to code on the FUZE will find out that real, text based coding is not as complicated as they may have thought. FUZE’s unique method ensures children as young as six can learn to code using a real text based language, setting them up to eventually move onto more complex languages such as Python and Java.
It requires no previous experience, and is a self-contained coding and electronics workstation that will keep kids, and adults, motivated and wanting to learn more.

FUZE Studio is the perfect stepping stone between visual coding simulators currently usedin most primary schools and realworldlanguages like Python, Java and C++/# etc. FUZE Studio comes
with everything you need to learn to code in one app. Users can
code their own games and share the experience with friends and family. Tutorials are included, as is a 250 page reference guide.
One reason for FUZE’s success in educating young people to code is the wealth of support content included and to download. Worksheets, projects and a very comprehensive reference guide are all
included and more are being added all the time.

For more information on FUZE  see www.fuze.co.uk

 

Nokia announce the all new #Nokia105 and #Nokia130 2017 editions.

Not the news some folk wanted with from Nokia with the upcoming Nokia 8 but we dont do rumors…

Today there is two new mobiles to join the growing list of Nokia phones which is the Nokia 105 and the Nokia 130 which are candybar styled devices and simple feature phones,not smartphones so they will be on the cheap and will appeal to those whom want something simple and merging markets and there is still plenty of normal folk who want such devices just to get away from it all and have enough to do to keep them occupied,also they would be handy for a spare to have around the house and so on..

Available in red, grey and black, the Nokia 130 retails for a global average price of $21.50 excluding taxes and subsidies. Both the Nokia 130 and Nokia 105 are available in Dual and Single SIM variants

THE NOKIA 130

Cast your mind back some time first to the Nokia 130 of old which can be still bought today and it was popular see how its changed inside and out with some specs below..  Will you be picking up either of these devices???

 

  • Island keymat with separated keys for greater usability
  • Tough polycarbonate shell
  • Standard 3.5mm headphone jack and Micro USB charging port
  • 1.8″ QQVGA display
  • Single and dual-SIM models available
    • Nokia Series 30+ software platform
    • Pre-loaded Snake Xenzia and 5 try-and-buy Gameloft games⁴
    • Up to 44 hours of FM radio music playback with a headset or up to a month on standby from a single charge
    • Built-in FM radio and MP3 player
    • MicroSD card slot allowing for up to 32GB of increased storage
    • SEE MORE HERE  

“With more than 4 billion people remaining offline and unable to benefit from the social and economic development opportunities of the internet, simply getting connected by voice and text is still such an important step for many people around the world,” commented Arto Nummela, CEO, HMD Global.

“More than 400 million feature phones were sold globally in 2016. We cannot underestimate the need and benefit of being connected and we are dedicated to delivering devices that can enable many people around the world to expand their horizon.”

THE NOKIA 105

  • New island keymat with separated keys for greater usability
  • Tough polycarbonate shell
  • Standard headphone jack and MicroUSB charging port
  • Improved 1.8″ QQVGA display
  • Single and dual-SIM models available

  • Nokia Series 30+ software platform
  • Pre-loaded Snake Xenzia game
  • Resilient battery offering up to 15 hours talk time¹
  • FM radio²
  • 4 MB ROM storage

SOURCE

 

Survey reveals businesses adopting smart-tech solutions for property security and surveillance

SME users include farms, hotels, health surgeries, embassies and even a castle

A recent survey of UK customers by Blink, a leading provider of affordable, wire-free HD home security systems reveals that a high percentage of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are using smart-tech systems to monitor and protect their properties. We here also use such gadjets and find them very usefull and easy to use with little or no tech know how to set such equiment up we can see why these systems are becoming popular.. See our BLINK REVIEW

95 SMEs survey respondents use Blink camera systems to monitor their businesses. This is evidence of an emerging trend of SMEs who are shunning traditionally more expensive and complex business property security measures such as hard-wired, monitored CCTV systems, alarm systems and manned security patrols.

All types of SMEs turning to smart-tech security solutions

The highest proportion of SME respondents (30%) described themselves as “small tech businesses”, followed by “small offices” (17%) and “retail outlets” (12%). SMEs who listed their organisation types as “other” (28%) disclosed what type of business they operate, the range includes: embassies, farms, doctor and dental surgeries, storage facilities, children’s nurseries, hotels, construction sites, landlords, catteries, elderly care homes, police dog kennels and even a castle, all of which are using Blink systems to help secure their business properties.

The average size of the organisation is typically 1 to 5 employees (45%) followed by sole proprietors (28%) and SMEs who have more than 10 employees (20%).

Remote surveillance rated primary reason for purchase

SME respondents rated “keeping an eye on the business while I’m not there” (73%) as the primary reason for having a Blink system at their organisation, followed in second place by “protecting my property from burglary and vandalism” (41%).

Dave Coles, Information Manager, Severndroog Castle elaborated on the use of the Blink technology at the castle: “We rely on technology to underpin and augment the work of our mainly volunteer staff. Our Blink cameras are helping us monitor footfall and provide out of hours security.”

David Laubner, Head of Digital Marketing and eCommerce for Blink, comments: “The benefit to small business owners of using Blink cameras to protect their properties is that they are alerted immediately to any unusual activity via their smartphone. Using Blink in isolation or with other security measures gives SMEs owners peace of mind.

 

View infographic of survey findings: https://blinkforhome.co.uk/pages/uk-sme-survey-infographic

Garmin announces the Foretrex 601 and Foretrex 701 Ballistic Edition for outdoor and tactical use.

Garmin has announced the Foretrex 601 and Foretrex 701 Ballistic Edition, its newest wrist-mounted navigators that support GPS, GLONASS and GALILEO satellite navigation systems for safe navigation nearly anywhere in the world.

Explore longer with the Foretrex 601 and 701 thanks to a battery life that exceeds 48 hours in navigation mode, up to one week in UltraTrac mode, and up to one month in watch mode (requires 2 AAA batteries, not included). Every bit as tough as they look, these devices are constructed to military standards for thermal, shock and water performance (MIL-STD-810G standard), and are designed to withstand the elements.

 

“With the Foretrex 601 and Foretrex 701, we were able to pack more features than ever before, including the addition of GLONASS and Galileo support into a very durable, but compact device,” said Martin Resch, Garmin Senior Product Manager Outdoor EMEA. “These Foretrex models help you keep your hands free while you focus on easily navigating the path ahead.”

 

These rugged and compact wrist-mounted navigators have a high-resolution 2-inch display and are packed with features such as dual-position format that allows the user to simultaneously show two customizable sets of coordinate systems on one screen. For tactical operations, the display offers NVG mode for compatibility with night vision goggles, and supports the Jumpmaster feature to assist with hitting the Drop Zone.

The units are BLE and ANT compatible, and support external ANT+ sensors such as the tempe temperature sensor, heart rate monitors and cadence/speed sensors. Users can also remotely activate any of Garmin’s VIRB cameras. Foretrex 601 and Foretrex 701 allows for a host of connected features like smart notifications1 that allow the user to receive emails, texts and alerts on the device, plus automatic uploads to Garmin Connect and LiveTrack.

These devices are expected to be available in July with a suggested retail price of £219.99/€256 and £529.99/€615 respectively.

The Foretrex 601 and Foretrex 701 Ballistic Edition wrist-mounted navigation is the latest solution from Garmin’s expanding outdoor segment, which focuses on developing technologies and innovations to enhance users’ outdoor experiences. Whether hiking, hunting, geocaching, golfing, or using satellite communication, Garmin outdoor devices are becoming essential tools for outdoor enthusiasts of all levels.

THE FORETREX 601

 

For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and wireless devices and applications that are designed for people who live an active lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary business units, including automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor recreation.

THE FORETREX 701 BALLISTIC EDITION

 

Compatible with Garmin’s exclusive QuickFit 26 bands as well as Nylon straps, it’s easy to customize for any of your adventures.

In addition to its high-sensitivity GPS, the new Foretrex 701 Ballistic Edition adds applied Ballistics Elite software to calculate aiming solutions for long-range shooters. The Applied Ballistics Elite solver includes the entire Applied Ballistics bullet library and allows users to enter a variety of parameters including wind, temperature, humidity, range, and firing direction. It provides the information needed to fire projectiles through Extreme Long Range (ELR) including elevation holdover, windage, velocity and time of flight. The Applied Ballistics Engine calculates variables such as Horizontal Coriolis Effect, Vertical Coriolis Effect, Spin Drift, Aerodynamic Jump, and more.

We will be testing out some of Garmin latest products over the coming weeks and months so stay tuned for our reviews along with more products.. 

Review -#diskAshur2 – The James Bond of portable USB 3.1 hard drives. #Security #iStorage

Ok it’s a hard disc with a difference – Bond style!

Use a pin to access the drive, lose the pin / or loose the hard disc and no one else can get in either. This is overly simplified but add in speed and array of features. What if Computer / network won’t start, lost your laptop, do you have a backup!

 

 

 

This PIN authenticated Hardware Encrypted drive is available in 500Gb, 1TB, 2TB, in a choice of 4 colours. This review is on the Racing Green model. The size is smaller than expected but sturdy with the usb cable attached to the device. This is great in not having to find a cable each time. (the Diskahur2 usb cable is short so the Diskahur2 must be placed close to the laptop etc.) The unit comes with a strong protective case.

 

The diskAshur2 is an ultra-secure, PIN authenticated, portable USB 3.1 hard drive with real-time AES 256-bit XTS hardware encryption. This used USB 3.1 giving very fast speeds. The diskAshur2 has a keyboard attached allowing you to enter a unique 7-15-digit PIN. The operating systems including all versions of MS Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Chrome, Thin Clients, Zero Clients and embedded systems.

Compatible with:
PC, Mac, Laptop, Printer, CCTV, Medical, Citrix Ready, Smart Phone, Chromebook, Tablet
Features
➢ USB 3.1 Portable Encrypted Hard Drive
➢ Capacities up to 2TB*
➢ FIPS PUB 197 validated
➢ AES 256-bit XTS hardware encryption – no software required
➢ OS & Platform independent
➢ Employs EDGE* Technology
➢ Available in 4 colours-Phantom Black, Ocean Blue, Fiery Red & Racing Green

 

 

This is quite clever, Wear Resistant Epoxy Coated Keypad which is designed so that (as always happens in the movies) the bad guy sees the most worn digits and guesses the combination, this keypad is design not to fade giving an idea of the common digit used in your password.

Super-fast USB 3.1
This has super-fast USB 3.1 data transfer speeds of 148 MBps (Read) and 140 MBps (Write). If your system is an older device the iStorage diskAshur2 is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1 ports.

Unattended Auto-Lock Feature
If you set the unattended diskAshur2 to automatically lock after a pre-determined amount of time this will lock requiring the pin to be re-entered preventing any one access to your drive if you pop out for a coffee.

Self-Destruct Feature
Another cool Bond style feature, you can pre-program the diskAshur2 with your own unique Self Destruct PIN which, once implemented, instantly deletes the encryption key, all PINs, data and then creates a new encryption key.

One of the unique and underlying security features of the GDPR compliant diskAshur2 is the dedicated hardware based secure microprocessor (Common Criteria EAL4+ ready), which employs built-in physical protection mechanisms designed to defend against external tamper, bypass attacks and more. Unlike other solutions, the diskAshur2reacts to an automated attack by entering the deadlock frozen state, which renders all such attacks as useless. In plain and simple terms, without the PIN there’s no way in!

 

 

Unlike other solutions, the diskAshur2 reacts to an automated attack by entering the deadlock frozen state, which renders all such attacks as useless. In plain and simple terms, without the PIN there’s no way in! General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation by which theEuropean Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission intend to strengthen and unify data protection for all individuals within the European Union Those of you in the IT industry / compliance will probably know this already, but if not how does this sound!

Read this – https://istorage-uk.com/general-data-protection/

 

 

I am unsure with Brexit if this is still the case but currently, In the UK, under the existing data protection act (DPA), the fines are around £500,000 which may become like GDPR. Any company that works with information relating to EU citizens will have to comply, making it the first global data protection law. Did I mention One of the unique and underlying security features of the diskAshur2 is that it is GDPR compliant diskAshur2

Warranty:
iStorage operates a 36-month return to base warranty on all Flash based products (i.e. datAshur), and a 24-month return to base warranty on all HDD/SSD based products (i.e. diskG, diskAshur, diskAshur DT).

 

 

 

Undecided what model size to use.. See here – https://istorage-uk.com/product-comparison/

I don’t think this is a product that will purchased due to the colours, but rather for business to insure they comply with some legal requirements, the choice is not whether to get an Encrypted Portable Drives rather which one to get in terms of size and features. It may be worth considering current budgets to decide does every sales person on the road need one, every HR person that takes home staff details and the list continues. This may be like the phrase “Nobody ever got fired for choosing IBM” to the diskAshur2. On the colours note if you are like me I do like options than the default that is typical and everyone having the same thing, This for me is an added bonus to have something different even be it colour than everyone else..This is evident for those that know me for my bright flashy mobile phone collection where the standard colour is simply not good enough..

BUY HERE
https://istorage-uk.com/product/diskashur2/ 1 TB £219.00 each

Nokia 3 Hits Ireland in August at €149.99 Whilst it can be bought in the UK now. #Nokia3

There is still a bit of hype about the Nokia 3310 however there is several other models which are soon to land on our shores, Thankfully there is no fake versions of the 3,5 and 6 to be seen yet we still need to be careful. Also to note the Nokia 6 can be purchased from some online sites right now outside the UK  but you need to be careful on what you get and it has the Play Store installed but with Android there is many ways around this.

Nokia are to come back into the game this year with multiple models but their launch plans have followed suit of old and dates being pushed back this is not boding well for users waiting to get a new phone with the NOKIA logo atop. Also with other devices launching next month it will become a very picky market for people to decide on what their next smartphone will be regardless the cost but for entry level and mid tier which the 3,5 and 6 will cover there is already ample choice and with more devices coming soon it will leave people who are fed up just spending their hard earned cash on other models..

 

 

Vodafone will be selling the Nokia 3 and are the first to shed light on the device whilst the other operators remain silent but we expect that to change pretty soon, The price comfirmed by their latest mazagine which I picked up today in the city has the Nokia 3 pencilled in at €149 which is a fair price. The device can be bought though sim free but you will pay way over the odds and of course you have the early adopter rush which wont stop some folk paying more now rather than waiting.

Vodafone have said to keep an eye out early August for the Nokia 3 so if this is for you stay tuned for more when we get it from the Irish end of things. Pricing will most likely vary per network but this is what you can expect to pay or therabouts when it launches in stores soon, Sim Free prices of course are much higher but Sim Free phones are best overall and does not leave you tied to lenghty contract unless you buy it outright if it suits. At this price though we would expect to see it free on all billpay plans..

 

 

If you cant wait you can pick it up from John Lewis or Clove whom are reputable sellers and we have used them both in the past..

Featured image – NokMob

Note, Prices and dates are subject to change. We have heard August 2nd is launch date and all networks will be selling the device

Black Duck partners with #GoogleCloud Platform to support secure development and deployment of cloud applications and containers

Black Duck, the global leader in automated solutions for securing and managing open source software, today announced it is a Google Cloud Technology Partner. Through the collaboration, Google customers can use Black Duck solutions to accelerate production use of the cloud and containers as well as increase security and productivity with automated intelligence, visibility and control as they move workloads to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Organisations are increasingly deploying applications in the cloud and moving into containerised delivery models, powered by open source architectures. These new models enable software innovation with speed and agility. At the same time, DevOps and Security teams are looking for increased visibility and control over what is inside of their organisations’ applications and container images. It is important for open source security to be integrated with new cloud and container architectures and DevOps processes

 

 

Black Duck is releasing its flagship Black Duck Hub solution as a cloud service on Google Cloud Launcher Marketplace, enabling organisations to deploy Hub on GCP.  Hub allows Google Cloud customers to scan applications and container images, identify all the open source components, detect and analyse known security vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and code-quality risks, and enable policy management to control risks and their remediation. Additionally, Hub dynamically monitors the scanned code and provides alerts on newly discovered open source vulnerabilities or policy violations. Google customers can also use Hub to access the Black Duck KnowledgeBase, the world’s most comprehensive data store of open source components and risk intelligence.

With Black Duck Hub on GCP, users can automate security and compliance as a part of their development lifecycle and continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipeline, allowing DevOps and Security teams to enhance speed and agility while controlling risks.

  • Black Duck Hub integration with Google Container Engine (GKE) allows users to scan and monitor container images in the Google Container Registry (GCR).
  • Black Duck Hub can be used with third-party CI/CD tools on GCP, including Jenkins on Google Container Engine in a multi-node Kubernetes cluster, or with Bamboo, Team City, Maven, and Gradle.
  • Black Duck’s IDE integrations allow software developers to select safe and secure open source using plug-ins to Eclipse and Visual Studio.

“For very clear economic and productivity reasons organisations are highly motivated to migrate their applications to the cloud. Because open source comprises most of the code in their applications and containers, they need to be sure the open source is secure and compliant. Black Duck Hub and Google Cloud provide that assurance,” said Black Duck CEO Lou Shipley.

“In order to deliver high-quality software, we’re constantly scanning our products for vulnerabilities and security threats,” said Aram Price, Senior Software Engineer, Pivotal. “We collaborated with Black Duck to automate security scanning during development, and with the most recent release of Black Duck Hub we can also automate deployment to Google Cloud.”

Availability

Google Cloud customers can install Black Duck Hub through the Google Cloud Launcher Marketplace, allowing them to run scans directly in the Google Cloud environment. Hub is available with a 14-day free trial for Google customers.