Continuous Application Security with DevSecOps

The ability to distribute apps at the pace of business has become important in today’s digital world. Fortunately, DevOps made this possible by bringing business, development, and operator teams together and using automated processes to streamline the application development lifecycle.

Enterprises can face challenges in developing secure applications, however, because DevOps and security processes are frequently unconnected. The importance of security is often overlooked when companies move from DevOps to developing applications more thoroughly

Moreover, the task of securing applications is often assigned to the security team, and most problems are identified only during the testing phase. This approach cannot keep up with releases without stopping the development process. The delay will result in delays in time-to-market, underutilized resources by developers, and lagging behind in vulnerabilities.

Recognizing this DevOps security conundrum, many forward-thinking companies are turning to DevSecOps methodologies to help integrate security into the application development lifecycle.
 

DevSecOps – Tune Application Security

By implementing DevSecOps, organizations are able to ensure ongoing application security as part of their DevOps processes. Security will be strategically deployed at every stage of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

DevSecOps methodologies enable enterprises to apply left-shift techniques to incorporate security controls early in the SDLC. This helps detect application security flaws early in the SDLC, thereby enabling DevOps teams to quickly and efficiently remediate software vulnerabilities.
 

Let’s dive into the details of how to incorporate security into the application development lifecycle:

In the development, testing, and production phases of application development, organizations must ensure security. The integration of security should, however, be seamless enough to avoid unnecessary friction in the DevOps workflow and continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI / CD) processes.

There are many ways to continuously integrate application security. Here are six key points for effectively integrating automated security testing into the development lifecycle: