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10 Ways Microservices Create New Security Challenges

MicroservicesOctober 1, 2025

Why are Microservices Security Risks? Traditional security was simple. One perimeter. Few entry points. Clear boundaries. Microservices shattered this model. Now organizations manage hundreds of independent services. The average number of API calls to an enterprise site has risen to an…

Mike Bilodeau

5 Architectural Patterns for Securing Connectivity at Scale

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API SecurityJune 3, 2024

In the age of surgical robots, smart refrigerators, self-driving vehicles, and unmanned aerial vehicles, connectivity undoubtedly is a foundational block for our modern world. As we move further into the 2020s, this connectivity has expanded to encompass emerging technologies like 5G networks ,…

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Control Plane vs. Data Plane - What's the Difference?

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Multi CloudMarch 10, 2022

What do these terms mean? Do they refer to the same things in Kubernetes as they do in a service mesh? If you've encountered difficulty searching for a straight answer, look no further. Ultimately, the terms control plane and data plane are all about the separation of concern — that is, a clear…

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An Introduction to Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Connectivity

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Multi CloudMarch 10, 2022

Hybrid and multi-cloud models have become popular for helping to prevent vendor lock-in, reducing costs, and allowing businesses to stay innovative by only using the best features of each cloud provider. Adopting a hybrid model has also been influenced by growing security concerns and tougher…

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NexJ Drives End-to-End Connectivity With Kong to Scale CRM Solutions

NexJ Drives End-to-End Connectivity With Kong to Scale CRM Solutions
Customer StoriesJuly 21, 2021

This blog post is part one of a two-part series on how our team at NexJ broke down our monolith to scale our API management with Kong Gateway, the world's most popular open source API gateway . ( Here is part 2 .) In a recent presentation at Destination: Scale , I gave an…

Jelena Duma

Extending Connectivity to Cloud Native and VM-based Applications

Extending Service Mesh to VMs
Service ConnectivityJune 25, 2021

We all know that what customers see in the market is, in fact, only a small percent of the shifts happening within our organizations. Recently, Time Magazine stated that "Every Company is a Tech Company… The Disruption is Just Beginning." We're seeing it in the way we wait in lines, find places to…

Ishwari Lokare

Service Connectivity Isn’t Your Job, But it’s Still Your Problem

Service Connectivity Isn’t Your Job, But it’s Still Your Problem
Service MeshJanuary 13, 2021

As a developer, your company hired you to build incredible products that focus on your users' and customers' needs. Yet, in the age of microservices , producing the best products relies heavily on efficient cloud service connectivity. For example, an eCommerce marketplace is more than a front-end…

Marco Palladino

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