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Best Practices in Implementing a Secure Microservices Architecture
Best Practices in Implementing a Secure Microservices Architecture

Best Practices in Implementing a Secure Microservices Architecture

Release Date: 02/24/2020

Application containers and a microservices architecture are being used to design, develop, and deploy applications leveraging agile software development approaches such as Development Operations. Security needs to be embedded into these software development approaches. This document serves to identify best practices in securing microservices in the engineering of trustworthy secure systems through the lens of the Developer, Operator, and Architect.


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Acknowledgements

Ricardo Ferreira
Ricardo Ferreira
EMEA CISO

Ricardo Ferreira

EMEA CISO

Michael Roza
Michael Roza
Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC

Michael Roza

Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC

Michael Roza is a seasoned risk, audit, control and compliance, and cybersecurity professional with over 20 years of experience across multinational enterprises and startups. As a Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Research member for over 10 years, he has led and contributed to more than 140 CSA projects spanning Zero Trust, AI, IoT, Top Threats, DecSecOps, Cloud Key Management, Cloud Control Matrix, and many others.

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