Keeping your platform catalog up-to-date

The content of this section has been extensively covered already in Chapter 5 under the Bonus – maintenance with GitOps at scale and KSC section. It serves as a reminder that with every tool added, the catalog grows, and a keen focus on security should be maintained.

When a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) threat is revealed and you opt for the Cockpit and Fleet approach, adopting GitOps at scale also facilitates a vulnerability-management-at-scale strategy. Therefore, this aspect should be considered particularly early in the development of a concept.

Implementing such a strategy ensures that as your infrastructure expands, your approach to handling vulnerabilities scales accordingly. This proactive stance helps in quickly addressing security issues across the entire fleet, maintaining the integrity and security of your systems. Early integration of these practices into your conceptual framework is crucial to establishing...