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DevSecOps—the integration of development, security, and operations—is emerging as not just a methodology but a survival strategy for state and local governments navigating the treacherous waters of digital transformation.

In this blog post, we’ll explore how ABOps aligns with key compliance frameworks to help organizations maintain security, transparency, and governance.

In Part 1, we explored the importance of hardened containers for secure and compliant IT operations within the U.S. Government. In this second part of our series, we focus on ABOps, AlphaBravo’s platform for automating and managing deployments, and how it leverages hardened containers, including Chainguard’s secure images, to solve the challenges of modern infrastructure.

One of the greatest challenges with traditional containers is their reliance on upstream sources, which can introduce vulnerabilities and inconsistencies. Hardened containers, however, address these issues head-on by minimizing attack surfaces, automating vulnerability scanning, and enforcing patch management. With minimal base images, hardened containers reduce unnecessary dependencies, making them easier to maintain and less prone to exploitation.