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GitLab is rapidly adding AI features such as GitLab Duo, AI Gateway and AI‑powered CI/CD flows, but many organizations still struggle with fragmented model usage, unclear costs and compliance concerns. LiteLLM can act as the missing “AI gateway” layer for GitLab, giving you a single place to standardize LLM access, enforce security and track spend […]

GitLab custom roles help teams control access to code, settings, tokens, and webhook administration without promoting every advanced user to Maintainer or Owner. The key is understanding where custom roles help, where token scopes still matter, and how both shape access to data through the GitLab API and GitLab webhooks

The Future of Multi-Domain Secure Operations Mattermost has officially expanded its Intelligent Mission Environment with the launch of Mattermost Enterprise Advanced. This new product tier is specifically designed to meet the rigorous security and resilience requirements of multi-domain operations, joining the existing Mattermost Professional and Enterprise lines. Enterprise Advanced offers a comprehensive messaging and collaboration […]

In the wake of the PyPI LiteLLM supply chain attack that backdoored packages to steal Kubernetes credentials, SonarQube emerges as DevSecOps shield. Discover how Sonar scans dependencies- complete with GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD.

In the wake of the PyPI LiteLLM supply chain attack that backdoored packages to steal Kubernetes credentials, JFrog emerges as DevSecOps shield. Discover how Artifactory proxies, Curation blocks malicious deps, and Xray scans binaries – complete with GitLab CI/CD and Azure DevOps.

Using GitLab as your end‑to‑end DevOps platform helps you prevent supply‑chain attacks (like the recent PyPI litellm compromise) and block malware from entering your environment by enforcing controls directly in the CI/CD pipeline, dependency flow, and identity layer. Below is how that maps to your concrete threat model. Note: Implementing these practices requires a GitLab […]

Socket.dev prevents supply chain attacks by scanning dependencies for malware signatures, obfuscated code, and suspicious behaviors like data exfiltration or unauthorized API calls in JS, Python, and Go packages. Integrated into GitHub, GitLab, and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, it blocks threats at the PR stage without uploading source code, complementing tools like SonarQube in DevSecOps workflows.

Discover what’s new in Xray 8.4.0‑j9 for Jira Data Center, including Jira 9.x alignment, performance improvements, and enhanced reporting for large‑scale QA teams.

GitLab 18 was recently released and we’ve made two unique lists of GitLab features: all features and what’s new

JFrog Curation for Self-Hosted and Air-Gapped environments allows organizations to block malicious, dangerous, or non-compliant packages before they enter the build, repository, and code. This improves security, reduces risks in the software supply chain, and provides better governance over open-source consumption.

SonarQube’s AI CodeFix adds an AI-based remediation layer on top of Sonar’s static code analysis. In this article, we explain what it provides, how it helps fix bugs, which languages it supports, and how to measure its ROI in the organization.

SonarQube offers static code scanning for many languages, and one of the most popular is C++. The tool can detect Bugs, Security Vulnerabilities, Security Hotspots, and Code Smells.

AI-assisted vulnerability detection is evolving rapidly, but the complex challenges of enforcement, governance, and supply chain security require a holistic platform like GitLab.

Docker company announced its catalog of “Hardened Images” is now free and open source. Here is a breakdown of what this means for users.

Ran out of GitLab shared runner CI minutes? This 2026 guide shows you how to deploy unlimited private GitLab runners using Docker in under 10 minutes. Disable shared runners, register your own runner, and bypass quotas forever – no Kubernetes required. Perfect for DevOps teams hitting CI limits