If you’re reading this ebook, you’re well aware of how much more decentralized and complex software development has become over the last decade or two. You’re also aware that the speed in which organizations build and deploy modern applications exposes them and their users to a wide range of security and compliance risks. As a result, software-producing organizations grapple with two challenging phenomena:
- Traditional application security practices are not effective in a modern DevOps world. When security scans are run only at the end of the software delivery lifecycle (either right before or after a service is deployed), the ensuing process of compiling and fixing
vulnerabilities creates massive overhead for developers. Overhead that degrades velocity and puts production deadlines at risk. - Regulatory pressure to ensure the integrity of all software components is ramping up dramatically. Applications are built with an increasing number of open source software (OSS) components and other 3rd party artifacts, each of which can introduce
new vulnerabilities into the application. Attackers seek to exploit these components’ vulnerabilities, which also puts the software’s consumers at risk.
Software represents the largest under addressed attack surface that organizations face. The current threat environment, coupled with the drive to deliver applications faster, compels organizations to integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle in ways that don’t degrade developer productivity. This practice is formally known as DevSecOps. Delivering secure software– the outcome of an effective DevSecOps program– is a huge undertaking. It requires significant cultural changes across multiple functions to drive shared responsibility, collaboration, transparency, and effective communication. It also requires the right set of tools, technologies, and use of automation and AI to secure applications at the speed of development. Implemented correctly, DevSecOps becomes a major success factor in delivering secure software.
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