DevOps tool Jenkins makes Java 11 mandatory
Jenkins, a DevOps tool for CI/CD, is making Java 11 mandatory from version 2.257 onwards. Java 11 will become a cornerstone of Jenkins' future.
Until recently, the tool was primarily based on Java 8. Since the June release of version 2.257, Java 11 is mandatory. Java 8 remains fully usable and ... Read more
CloudBees brings Jenkins X to Google Cloud
Enterprise DevOps company CloudBees announced a release preview of its Jenkins X CI/CD solution on Google Cloud Platform at the Jenkins World/DevOps World Conference in Lisbon. General availability is planned for the first half of 2020.
The CloudBees open source Jenkins platform is a popular CI/... Read more
Enterprise networks are at risk from vulnerabilities in a hundred Jenkins plug-ins
Viktor Gazdag, security consultant at the NCC Group, has found and reported vulnerabilities in over 100 different Jenkins plug-ins over the past 18 months. Gazdag has informed developers, but many plugins haven't gotten a fix yet.
The Jenkins team has published ten security advisories on vulnerabil... Read more
Thousands of Jenkins servers vulnerable to takeovers and data theft
Thousands, possibly more, of Jenkins' servers are vulnerable to data theft, takeovers or attacks aimed at cryptic currency miners. This is because hackers can take advantage of two different vulnerabilities, with which they can give themselves admin rights, or log in.
Both vulnerabilities were disco... Read more