Security & Governance
Project Metamorphosis Month 6: Secure Apache Kafka in Confluent Cloud
The cloud opens up exciting new opportunities for information gathering, analysis, and sharing that can make every organization’s products and services better. Thanks to the cloud and its decentralized nature, […]
DevOps for Apache Kafka with Kubernetes and GitOps
Operating critical Apache Kafka® event streaming applications in production requires sound automation and engineering practices. Streaming applications are often at the center of your transaction processing and data systems, requiring […]
Using the Fully Managed MongoDB Atlas Connector in a Secure Environment
Since the MongoDB Atlas source and sink became available in Confluent Cloud, we’ve received many questions around how to set up these connectors in a secure environment. By default, MongoDB […]
An Overview of Confluent Cloud Security Controls
Whether you are a developer working on a cool new real-time application or an architect formulating the plan to reap the benefits of event streaming for the organisation, the subject […]
Announcing AWS PrivateLink Support in Confluent Cloud
We’re happy to announce that Confluent Cloud, our fully managed event streaming service powered by Apache Kafka®, now supports AWS PrivateLink for secure network connectivity, in addition to the existing […]
Data Privacy, Security, and Compliance for Apache Kafka
Why data privacy for Apache Kafka®? As companies seek to leverage all forms of data for competitive advantage, there is a growing regulatory and reputational risk that calls for the […]
Best Practices to Secure Your Apache Kafka Deployment
For many organizations, Apache Kafka® is the backbone and source of truth for data systems across the enterprise. Protecting your event streaming platform is critical for data security and often […]
Preventing Fraud and Fighting Account Takeovers with Kafka Streams
Many companies have recently started to take cybersecurity and data protection even more seriously, particularly driven by the recent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation. They are increasing their investment […]
Introducing Confluent Platform 5.4
I am pleased to announce the release of Confluent Platform 5.4. Like any new release of Confluent Platform, it’s packed with features. To make them easier to digest, I want […]
Shoulder Surfers Beware: Confluent Now Provides Cross-Platform Secret Protection
Compliance requirements often dictate that services should not store secrets as cleartext in files. These secrets may include passwords, such as the values for ssl.key.password, ssl.keystore.password, and ssl.truststore.password configuration parameters […]
Introducing Confluent Platform 5.3
Delivers the new Confluent Operator for cloud-native automation on Kubernetes, a redesigned Confluent Control Center user interface to simplify how you manage event streams, and a preview of Role-Based Access […]
Sysmon Security Event Processing in Real Time with KSQL and HELK
During a recent talk titled Hunters ATT&CKing with the Right Data, which I presented with my brother Jose Luis Rodriguez at ATT&CKcon, we talked about the importance of documenting and […]
Kafka Streams and KSQL with Minimum Privileges
The principle of least privilege dictates that each user and application will have the minimal privileges required to do their job. When applied to Apache Kafka® and its Streams API, […]
Secure Stream Processing with Apache Kafka, Confluent Platform and KSQL
In this blog post, we first look at stream processing examples using KSQL that show how companies are using Apache Kafka® to grow their business and to analyze data in […]