Practical Devsecops

Practical Devsecops Practical DevSecOps hands-on cybersecurity certs in AI Security, DevSecOps & AppSec. NICCS/CISA-listed. 12,500+ trained across 105+ countries.

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Your LinkedIn feed is full of new badges.Every week, thereโ€™s a new โ€œAI Expertโ€ certificate. ๐Ÿ“ขBut recruiters are getting ...
23/06/2026

Your LinkedIn feed is full of new badges.

Every week, thereโ€™s a new โ€œAI Expertโ€ certificate. ๐Ÿ“ข
But recruiters are getting smarter.

They know the difference between:
โŒ quick video courses
โœ… hands-on exams that test real skills

If youโ€™re planning your 2026 learning path, be selective.
Your time and money matter. ROI matters.

We reviewed which AI Security certifications actually carry weight right now.

Donโ€™t collect letters for your headline.
Build skills that get you hired. ๐Ÿš€

๐Ÿ’ฌ Comment โ€œCERTโ€ to get the full link.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Follow Practical Devsecops for AI Security insights and career guidance.

An API Gateway is more than a traffic manager. It's your first line of defense.Every API request passes through it.That ...
18/06/2026

An API Gateway is more than a traffic manager. It's your first line of defense.

Every API request passes through it.

That makes the API Gateway the perfect place to enforce authentication, authorization, rate limiting, logging, and traffic control before requests reach your backend services.

Without proper gateway security, a single exposed API can become an easy path for attackers.

As organizations scale their microservices, understanding how API Gateways work is no longer optional for security professionals.

Do you know how to test, secure, and monitor API Gateways in real-world environments?

The Certified API Security Professional (CASP) course gives you hands-on experience identifying API risks, securing API architectures, and defending modern applications against API attacks.

Start building practical API security skills now.

โœ… ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ: https://www.practical-devsecops.com/certified-api-security-professional/?fpr=pritam13

๐Ÿ“ข Practical DevSecOps and ARGORIX Announce a Strategic Alliance for AI Security in Latin AmericaAI adoption across Latin...
17/06/2026

๐Ÿ“ข Practical DevSecOps and ARGORIX Announce a Strategic Alliance for AI Security in Latin America

AI adoption across Latin America is accelerating. Security and governance controls are not keeping pace. ๐ŸŒŽ

Most enterprises have no visibility into what AI tools their teams are using, what data is flowing into them, or whether those systems hold up under adversarial testing. That's the problem we're solving together.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ ARGORIX brings the platform: Shadow AI discovery, data flow monitoring, runtime policy enforcement, governance controls, and adversarial red teaming.

๐ŸŽ“ Practical DevSecOps brings the skills: hands-on, globally recognized certifications in AI Security, DevSecOps, Cloud-Native Security, and more.

Together, Latin American organizations get both layers. The technical controls and the trained people to run them. ๐Ÿš€

More security. Better practices. Greater impact. ๐Ÿ’ฅ

๐Ÿ“Œ Explore certifications: https://www.practical-devsecops.com/ ๐Ÿ“Œ Learn more about ARGORIX: https://www.argorix.com

Gustavo Venegas Mohammed A. Imran

Practical DevSecOps is a Community Sponsor of  Days Lima 2026 ๐ŸคThe DevOps and security community built what we have. Dev...
16/06/2026

Practical DevSecOps is a Community Sponsor of Days Lima 2026 ๐Ÿค

The DevOps and security community built what we have. DevOpsDays Lima is where that community shows up, learns, and grows together. Being part of that is the least we can do. ๐ŸŒฑ

450+ professionals attended the first edition in 2025. This August, they're expecting 800+. We've trained 12,500+ security professionals across 108 countries. Teams at Roche, IBM, Accenture, PwC, and Booz Allen Hamilton use our certifications. None of that happens without a community behind it. ๐ŸŒ

See you in Lima

๐Ÿ“… August 27โ€“28 | Lima Convention Centre, Peru
๐Ÿ”— Register: https://devopsdays.pe/

๐Ÿ“Œ If you like our posts, follow Practical DevSecOps

The MCP attack surface is growing faster than most security teams can track. ๐Ÿ“ˆAnd the people who understand it best? The...
15/06/2026

The MCP attack surface is growing faster than most security teams can track. ๐Ÿ“ˆ

And the people who understand it best? They're not hard to find. You just have to know who to follow. ๐Ÿ‘€

Series II is here. 8 more voices you need on your feed in 2026. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ”ฅ

(In no particular order)

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Rob van der Veer
๐Ÿ” Disesdi Shoshana Cox
โš ๏ธ Brian Calkin
๐Ÿง  John Yeoh
๐Ÿค– Rock Lambros
๐Ÿ—๏ธ Rob T. Lee
๐Ÿ“ฆ Ken Huang
๐ŸŒ Aruneesh Salhotra

Swipe through the carousel to see exactly why each of them made the list. ๐Ÿ‘‰
Save this post so you don't lose the list. ๐Ÿ”–
Tag someone who needs to follow these people. ๐Ÿ‘‡

Missed Series I? Check our previous post for 8 more names. ๐Ÿ”™
Who else should be on this list? Drop them in the comments. ๐Ÿ’ฌ

โšก More lists coming. Follow us so you don't miss Series III.

This list is shared for informational purposes only. The individuals featured do not represent or endorse any Practical DevSecOps certifications or products.

Follow for interesting content, articles on MCP Security, and much more.

๐Ÿ”’ Cybersecurity isnโ€™t just a job โ€“ itโ€™s a transformative career journey!At Practical DevSecOps, weโ€™re empowering tech pr...
12/06/2026

๐Ÿ”’ Cybersecurity isnโ€™t just a job โ€“ itโ€™s a transformative career journey!

At Practical DevSecOps, weโ€™re empowering tech professionals to break through career barriers with our cutting-edge DevSecOps Training Program.

๐Ÿ’ก Imagine turning complex security challenges into your competitive advantage.

Our comprehensive program doesnโ€™t just teach skills, it revolutionizes the way professionals think about integrated security and development. From novice to ninja, weโ€™re bridging the gap between potential and peak performance. ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Ready to future-proof your tech career and stay ahead in the cybersecurity game?

๐Ÿ“Œ Follow for insightful content, hands-on learning, and articles on all things DevSecOps!

Your AI agent just connected to your database, Slack, and file system through a server your security team has never seen...
09/06/2026

Your AI agent just connected to your database, Slack, and file system through a server your security team has never seen. ๐Ÿ”ด

That's not a future risk. That's most enterprise MCP deployments right now.

The Model Context Protocol moved fast. Security programs didn't.

In my latest newsletter, I break down exactly what's happening:

๐Ÿ”น 3 active attack classes researchers documented in 2025 (Tool Poisoning, Rug Pull Attacks, Cross-Context Injection)
๐Ÿ”น Why your DLP, WAF, and API gateway won't catch any of it
๐Ÿ”น The $4.88M reason this can't stay in the backlog
๐Ÿ”น 4 controls security managers can action this week

The average team finds its first unaudited MCP server within 30 minutes of looking.

That server has likely been running for months.

Read the full breakdown in the newsletter ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/average-data-breach-costs-488m-ai-agents-running-unaudited-dhfuf/?trackingId=MzDI4EoAdn8soY1xQqG4Xw%3D%3D

08/06/2026

โœ… How Do APIs Communicate?

APIs are like translators for systems, enabling seamless communication between applications. Hereโ€™s how it all happens:

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜-๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ
One application (client) sends a request; the other (server) responds with the needed data or action.

๐Ÿ”— ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
APIs rely on protocols like HTTP/HTTPS for web communication, gRPC for faster binary exchanges, and WebSockets for real-time interactions.

๐Ÿ“ฆ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€
APIs use formats like JSON, XML, or Protobuf to structure data for easy readability and processing.

๐Ÿšฆ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€
Clients interact with specific API endpoints (URLs) to perform actions like retrieving or updating data.

๐Ÿ”’ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€
Authentication (OAuth, API keys) ensures only authorized users access sensitive information.

๐Ÿ“ก ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€
Most APIs are stateless, meaning each request is independent, improving scalability and reliability.

๐ŸŽ“ Level up Your API Security Skills!

Join our Certified API Security Professional (CASP) course and turn knowledge into real-world skills.

๐˜ˆ๐˜—๐˜๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜› ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

You can't improve a security program you don't measure.Most teams are flying blind on whether security is actually getti...
05/06/2026

You can't improve a security program you don't measure.

Most teams are flying blind on whether security is actually getting better.

68% of DevSecOps teams cannot quantify their security program's effectiveness. (GitLab 2024)

Metrics make security conversations with leadership possible.

๐Ÿ”ด No defined KPIs for security performance
๐Ÿ”ด MTTR for vulnerabilities unknown or not tracked
๐Ÿ”ด No visibility into vulnerability backlog trends
๐Ÿ”ด Security success measured by incidents, not prevention

โœ… Track Mean Time to Detect and Remediate vulnerabilities
โœ… Measure vulnerability density per build over time
โœ… Report security coverage across pipelines and teams
โœ… Use metrics to prioritize tooling and training investments

Want to try the CDP course before enrolling? Here's your free trial access: https://portal.practical-devsecops.training/?fpr=pritam13

๐Ÿ“Œ Follow for interesting content, articles on DevSecOps, and much more.

Most orgs are already running MCP tools. Almost none have secured them yet. ๐Ÿ”“That's not a prediction. That's right now. ...
04/06/2026

Most orgs are already running MCP tools. Almost none have secured them yet. ๐Ÿ”“

That's not a prediction. That's right now. ๐Ÿšจ

If you're in security, AI, or just paying attention, these are the 8 people you need on your feed in 2026. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ”ฅ

(In no particular order)

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Ian Swanson
๐Ÿ” Sandy Dunn
โš ๏ธ Steve Wilson
๐Ÿค– Chris Hughes
๐Ÿง  Apostol Vassilev
๐Ÿ—๏ธ Ron F. Del Rosario
๐Ÿ“ฆ Helen Oakley
๐ŸŒ Vandana Verma

Swipe through the images to see exactly why each of them made the list. ๐Ÿ‘‰

Save this post so you don't lose the list. ๐Ÿ”–
Tag someone who needs to follow these people. ๐Ÿ‘‡

Who else should be on this list? Drop them in the comments. ๐Ÿ’ฌ

โšก More lists coming. Follow us so you don't miss Series II.

This list is shared for informational purposes only. The individuals featured do not represent or endorse any Practical DevSecOps products or services.

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