The role of service mesh in application security [Q&A]

As organizations embrace cloud-native development, they are building new types of applications and microservices that are easier to scale and add more business value. But the growing adoption of microservices has introduced new security risks because microservices and modern applications contain more 'pieces' that increase the attack surface. The open source Istio service mesh and Istio ambient service mesh technologies are already being used to manage and coordinate high volumes of microservices, by facilitating service-to-service communication over a network. Service mesh can also be used to secure the very same microservices. In a world where traditional perimeters are disappearing and… [Continue Reading]