Gone are the days when security was an afterthought. Now, integrating tight security into software development processes is critical for many projects.
In the context of DevOps, there is a special approach called DevSecOps for this purpose. DevSecOps aims to quickly address security issues, decrease risks of infrastructure breaches and unauthorized access to data, and close vulnerabilities.
DevOps prioritizes automating tasks across the entire software development lifecycle, including those related to security.
DevOps focuses on collaboration between development and operations teams, and DevSecOps ensures that security becomes a shared responsibility.
Security is incorporated into the CI/CD pipeline when building, testing, and deploying software.
Seamless integration of security activities supports the DevOps goal of increasing the pace of delivery. DevSecOps enables the project team to avoid delays caused by unresolved security issues.
Extending the DevOps approach to DevSecOps allows project teams to incorporate required security measures and best practices early in the development cycle.
Project teams can implement tools and processes for automated security checks within the CI/CD pipeline to efficiently manage risks and remediate vulnerabilities.
DevSecOps practices focus on scanning and tracking vulnerabilities as well as managing app dependencies.
DevOps engineers strictly control access to the CI/CD pipeline to exclude unauthorized code alterations and deployments.
Monitoring and alerts help the operations team detect suspicious activities in real time and take necessary action to block them.
Project team members should regularly complete security training and awareness programs to understand security challenges and implement best practices.
DevSecOps allows the project team to detect security flaws quickly, decreasing the chances that vulnerable app code will reach the production stage.
DevSecOps accelerates the delivery of app updates and new functionality without compromising software security.
Security becomes the shared responsibility of software developers and system administrators, enhancing their collaboration on security governance.
Addressing security vulnerabilities throughout the software development lifecycle rather than after deployment decreases the costs of fixing them.
Implementing process improvements earns customers’ and stakeholders’ trust through enhanced software security.
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