FedRAMP Authorization, CloudBees Unifi & Post-Quantum Security: Essential DevOps News May 2025

In this episode of Five Minutes DevOps, we cover the latest and most critical updates transforming the DevOps landscape as of May 23, 2025. Dive into GitLab Dedicated for Government's achievement of FedRAMP Moderate authorization and what it means for public sector security and compliance. Learn how CloudBees Unifi offers a centralized SaaS platform to manage and unify your growing DevOps toolchains without disruption. Explore why traditional VPNs are becoming less effective and how identity-based access solutions like HashiCorp Boundary provide a better alternative for secure connectivity. We break down the looming cybersecurity threat of Harvest Now, Decrypt Later (HNDL) attacks and why post-quantum cryptography should be on every team's radar today. Plus, hear about key vulnerabilities in Cloudflare's Pingora framework and insights into high-performance container solutions like OrbStack optimized for Apple Silicon. Finally, we reflect on important DevOps process lessons and scaling strategies from Instagram’s machine learning model management. Stay informed and ready to tackle both today's challenges and the complexities of the future in DevOps.