DevSecOps X-Ray for Atlassian Admins - April 2025

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Hello, Atlassian Community! There's been a lot going on this month! Our GitProtect team has just packed our bags with swag and is heading to California - next week will be all about Team 25. But that's not all.

📚 News & Resources 

Blog Post 📝| Introducing the “retry” step failure strategy for Bitbucket Pipelines
With the implementation of support for Failure Strategies, users get more powerful logic and control over the workflow. Here, the author discusses a new step in the strategy - namely “retry”. This can automatically retry any step for you until passing or reaching the maximum configured retry count. 👉 More information

Blog Post 📝| Enhancing security in Bitbucket: Introducing expiry for access tokens
As a part of Atlassian’s ongoing investment into security, new controls have been added to help admins with the management of authentication tokens. This is a part of an effort to make these processes more effective and secure by eliminating these long-lived credentials that end up becoming security risks. 👉 Full text

Guide 🗺️| Jira Issue Recovery Guide: How To Restore Deleted Issues In Jira
Have you ever deleted a Jira issue that later turned out to be useful? Well, what could end up happening is the issue could be permanently lost if the retention period is over. A great preventive measure is implementing a backup and DR solution. This way, you can access your backups and simply restore the desired issue in no time. 👉 More details

Blog Post 📝| AI in action: the next chapter for Jira Service Management
The author outlines that 2025 will be the year of practical AI applications. According to research stated, 88% of organizations are already using some form of AI for service management. Atlassian will now provide faster resolution of alerts and incidents as well as an improved virtual service agent. 👉 Read now

Community Blog Post 📝| From Chaos to Clarity: Role of Documentation for Effective Backup Strategies in Confluence & Jira
Who said documentation has to be difficult? This article will guide you through effective processes for documenting your backup procedures. What is more, you will find key features that should be included in your complete backup solution. These range from defining the purpose and scope of backup policies to assigning proper responsibilities across the team. 👉 Explore further

Blog Post 📝| AI Data Compliance: All You Need To Know About DevOps Data Protection
With the rise of artificial intelligence, new frameworks have been put in place. Being compliant with AI regulation requirements is beneficial for a number of reasons. First and foremost is security. But it can also boost a company’s reputation along with customer trust, as well as save costs related to fees for non-compliance. 👉 Find out more

🗓️ Upcoming events

Event of The Year | Atlassian Team 25 | April 8-10, 2025 | Anaheim, CA, z & Online
Atlassian Team is back, this time in Anaheim, California! Experience 120+ sessions, live demos and certifications, listen to over 190 industry speakers, and network with over 4000 attendees from all over the world (or with 400+ people via braindate). Moreover, we can’t wait to see you all there since our GitProtect team will be there to high-five you! Visit our booth #98, take a photo with us, or even get a chance to win amazing prizes, including a $1K flight voucher to anywhere you dream of! 👉 Save your spot  | 👉 Schedule a meeting with us | 👉 Join Security Braindate

🧠 Braindate | To back up or not to backup, that’s the question! | April 8-10, 2025 | Anaheim, CA
This is exclusively for Atlassian Team 25. Are you aware of threats lurking over your data? How can you keep data secure & avoid Shakespeare's drama? Well, let us meet and discuss why (or why not) to back up your Jira & Bitbucket data, and what the best possible ways there are for it! 👉 Braindate with Greg from GitProtect

Webinar 🎙️| Securing Jira: Protect, Audit, and Recover Your Data with Confidence | April 30, 2025 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM CEST
Since Jira is a project management tool, critical data is being stored there and it is important to secure your Jira. That is why Atlassian, Siebert Group, SaaSJet, and GitProtect joined teams to convey this crucial information to you so your data stays protected. Topics will cover Atlassian’s investments in security, visibility into issue changes, finding ways to anonymize users as well as backup and DR capabilities. 👉 Secure your spot

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