Posts from @devopslinks..
The analysis of Linux kernel bugs shows that some bugs remain undiscovered for over 20 years, with an average lifespan of 2.1 years. The study examined 125,183 bug-fix pairs and found that certain subsystems have longer bug lifetimes. A tool developed for the research identified 92% of historical bugs, and findings indicate that bug discovery has improved over time.
In 2025, Internet growth was driven less by humans and more by AI, with AI crawling and user-triggered access surging while post-quantum encryption secured over half of human web traffic. Security risks intensified as record-breaking DDoS attacks topped 30 Tbps and government-imposed shutdowns accounted for nearly half of major global outages.
The Rust experiment in the Linux kernel concludes, confirming its suitability and permanence in kernel development, with Rust now used in production and supported by major Linux distributions.
AWS introduces an autonomous AI DevOps Agent to enhance incident response and system reliability, integrating with tools like Amazon CloudWatch and ServiceNow for proactive recommendations.
AWS introduces Graviton5-based EC2 M9g instances, boosting performance by 25% and enhancing scalability while reducing costs.
A security research project led by Luke Marshall scanned 5.6 million GitLab repositories, uncovering over 17,000 live secrets and earning $9,000 in bounties, highlighting GitLab's larger scale and higher exposure risk compared to Bitbucket.
AWS Compute Optimizer now helps identify unused NAT Gateways to boost cost savings by analyzing traffic activity and route table associations.
GitLab's team discovers a large-scale npm supply chain attack with malware that spreads through npm packages, threatening data destruction if disrupted.
A database permissions change led to a Cloudflare outage by creating an oversized feature file, causing network failures initially mistaken for a DDoS attack.
Valkey 9.0 debuts with atomic slot migrations, hash field expiration, and improved cluster mode support, enhancing data management and scalability.
