DevSecOps
What Is DevSecOps?
DevSecOps, often known as secure DevOps, is a software development approach in which everyone is accountable for app security. Development teams seek to create safer software with more speed and efficiency by integrating developers with IT operations and focusing everyone on making better security decisions.
At a high level, the DevSecOps Model is defined as integrating security objectives as early as possible in the software development lifecycle. While security is "everyone's responsibility," DevOps teams are advantageously positioned at the nexus of development and operations, allowing them to apply security across the board.
Why is DevSecOps important?
Finally, DevSecOps is essential because it intentionally integrates security into the SDLC early. It's easier and less expensive to discover and patch vulnerabilities before they go too far into production or after release when development groups code with security in mind from the start. DevSecOps can be used by companies in a variety of industries to break through silos between development, security, and operations, allowing them to deploy more secure software more quickly:
- Automotive To shorten cycle times while still adhering to software compliance standards like MISRA and AUTOSAR.
- Healthcare To support digital transformation activities while ensuring the protection and security of sensitive patient data in accordance with HIPAA rules.
- Financial, retail, and e-commerce To assist in the resolution of the OWASP Top 10 Web Application Security Risks and to ensure data privacy and security compliance with PCI DSS payment card requirements for consumer, retailer, and financial services transactions.
- Embedded, networked, dedicated, consumer, and IoT devices To write secure code that reduces the chances of a CWE occurring, The Top 25 Most Hazardous Software Mistakes.
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How DevSecOps works
A typical DevSecOps workflow is as follows:
- The version control system is used for development.
- The updates in the application are examined by a different team member. The employee accomplishes this by taking into account the component's security flaws, the code's overall quality, and any potential defects.
- Security configurations are used to deploy the application.
- The program is then tested in the back end, user interface, integration, and security domains using test automation.
- The application gets moved to the production environment if it passes the test.
- Various monitoring apps and security software monitor the application in the production environment.
6 Benefits of the DevSecOps Model
- Faster delivery The speed of software delivery is improved when security is integrated in the pipeline. Bugs are identified and fixed before deployment, allowing developers to focus on shipping features.
- Improved security posture Security is a feature from the design phase onwards. A shared responsibility model ensures security is tightly integrated—from building, deploying, to securing production workloads.
- Reduced costs Identifying vulnerabilities and bugs before deploying results in an exponential reduction in risk and operational cost.
- Enhancing the value of DevOps Improving overall security posture as a culture of shared responsibility is created by the integration of security practices into DevOps. The Snyk/Puppet 2020 DevSecOps Insights Report found this to be the case in mature DevSecOps organizations.
- Improving security integration and pace Cost and time of secure software delivery is reduced through eliminating the need to retrofit security controls post development.
- Enabling greater overall business success Greater trust in the security of developed software and embracing new technologies enables enhanced revenue growth and expanded business offerings.
Which application security tools do you need to implement DevSecOps?
Organizations should consider integrating a number of application security testing (AST) technologies into their CI/CD workflow to deploy DevSecOps. The following are some regularly used AST tools:
- Static application security testing (SAST)
- Software composition analysis (SCA)
- Interactive application security testing (IAST)
- Dynamic application security testing (DAST)
SCA - Software Composition Analysis
Black Duck and other SCA tools look for known vulnerabilities in open source and third-party components in source code and binaries. They also give you visibility into security and license risks, allowing you to prioritize and remediate issues faster. They can also be smoothly integrated into a CI/CD process to discover new open source vulnerabilities on a continuous basis, from build integration to pre-production release.
IAST - Interactive Application Security Testing
IAST tools evaluate web application runtime behavior in the background during human or automated functional tests. Instrumentation is used by the Seeker IAST tool to watch application request/response interactions, behavior, and data flow, for example. It finds runtime flaws and automatically replays and tests them, giving developers precise information down to the line of code where they occur. This allows engineers to concentrate their efforts on the most critical flaws.
DAST - Dynamic Application Security Testing
DAST is a type of automated black-box testing that simulates how a hacker would interact with your website or API. It examines the client-side rendering of the program and tests it over a network connection, much like a pen tester might.
SAST - Static Application Security Testing
SAST tools look for coding faults and design defects in proprietary or bespoke code that could lead to exploitable issues. SAST tools are generally utilized during the SDLC's coding, build, and development phases. A SAST tool like Coverity is an example.
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