Systems, methods, and related technologies for device software monitoring and device software updating are described. In certain aspects, a device is selected based on being a smart device and a software version of associated with the software of the device is determined. The device software may then be automatically updated if newer software is available.

A method includes inputting at least one compressed image in a computing system. The method also includes an inplace patching process. Another image is decompressed over the compressed image by a processor. Local variables are stored periodically, receiving restored power after an interruption to the inplace patching, wherein an execution of the inplace patching is resumed at a later time interval by the processor by restoring the local variables. The method also includes completing the inplace patching process of decompressing the image over the inputted compressed image after restoring the local variables.

A method includes inputting at least one compressed image in a computing system. The method also includes an inplace patching process. Another image is decompressed over the compressed image by a processor. Local variables are stored periodically, receiving restored power after an interruption to the inplace patching, wherein an execution of the inplace patching is resumed at a later time interval by the processor by restoring the local variables. The method also includes completing the inplace patching process of decompressing the image over the inputted compressed image after restoring the local variables.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to monitoring and detecting security vulnerabilities in software code to be executed in a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) environment. A computing platform may receive, via the communication interface, an indication of a user request to deploy a code in a CI/CD environment, in which the user request includes user account information and the code. The computing platform may then analyze the code to identify a presence of one or more potential vulnerabilities in the code, including executing a security process on the code. Based on identifying one or more potential vulnerabilities, the computing platform may thereafter determine an alert action and send, via the communication interface, to the developer computing platform, the alert action.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to monitoring and detecting security vulnerabilities in software code to be executed in a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) environment. A computing platform may receive, via the communication interface, an indication of a user request to deploy a code in a CI/CD environment, in which the user request includes user account information and the code. The computing platform may then analyze the code to identify a presence of one or more potential vulnerabilities in the code, including executing a security process on the code. Based on identifying one or more potential vulnerabilities, the computing platform may thereafter determine an alert action and send, via the communication interface, to the developer computing platform, the alert action.

Provided are techniques for encrypting a virtual disk of a virtual computing instance (VCI) while the VCI is online and still running using a mirror driver. In certain aspects a mirror driver is a filter running in an I/O stack used for accessing a virtual disk, such that the mirror driver receives I/Os destined to the virtual disk and mirrors those I/Os to the virtual disk and one or more additional virtual disks. The mirror driver begins copying data from an unencrypted source virtual disk to a destination virtual disk, and the data is encrypted as it is stored in the destination virtual disk, while the VCI is still online. During the copying, as new writes are issued to the unencrypted source virtual disk from the VCI, the mirror driver mirrors the writes to both the unencrypted source virtual disk and the destination virtual disk.

Provided are techniques for encrypting a virtual disk of a virtual computing instance (VCI) while the VCI is online and still running using a mirror driver. In certain aspects a mirror driver is a filter running in an I/O stack used for accessing a virtual disk, such that the mirror driver receives I/Os destined to the virtual disk and mirrors those I/Os to the virtual disk and one or more additional virtual disks. The mirror driver begins copying data from an unencrypted source virtual disk to a destination virtual disk, and the data is encrypted as it is stored in the destination virtual disk, while the VCI is still online. During the copying, as new writes are issued to the unencrypted source virtual disk from the VCI, the mirror driver mirrors the writes to both the unencrypted source virtual disk and the destination virtual disk.

According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to receive information regarding a performance characteristic of an application during predetermined time periods. The processor may calculate a rate of change in the performance characteristic over the predetermined time periods. Based on a determination that the performance characteristic of the application has changed over the predetermined time periods, the processor may tune values of a set of parameters for the application based on the calculated rate of change in the performance characteristic.

According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to receive information regarding a performance characteristic of an application during predetermined time periods. The processor may calculate a rate of change in the performance characteristic over the predetermined time periods. Based on a determination that the performance characteristic of the application has changed over the predetermined time periods, the processor may tune values of a set of parameters for the application based on the calculated rate of change in the performance characteristic.

A system of mitigating code weaknesses in a target code by adding micro functionality fixes. The system includes a mitigation module installed a memory chip of a device and a server for identifying a plurality of code weaknesses in a target code installed in a memory chip of a device and sending configuration instructions to the mitigation module, the configuration instructions comprising: a plurality of micro functionality fixes, and a plurality of code weakness locations each associated with one of the plurality of code weaknesses and one of the plurality of micro functionality fixes. The execution of the mitigation module by at least one processor of the device induces an installment of the plurality of micro functionality fixes in the plurality of code weakness locations.