Like all security software, your service mesh should be kept up-to-date. The Istio community releases new versions every quarter, with regular patch releases for bug fixes and security vulnerabilities. The operator of a service mesh will need to upgrade the control plane and data plane components many times. You must take care when upgrading, as a mistake could affect your business traffic. Istio has many mechanisms to make it safe to perform upgrades in a controlled manner, and in Istio 1.10...
