DevSecOps is a software development methodology that incorporates security into every stage of the DevOps process – from planning and development, to deployment and maintenance. DevSecOps stands for Development, Security and Operations – and confirms the belief that security should be a shared responsibility for all cross-functional team members.
The meaning of DevSecOps lies in promoting a cultural and technical shift, where development teams collaborate with security professionals to identify and resolve vulnerabilities early in the process. Rather than considering security as an event or checkpoint at the end of the process, with DevSecOps the emphasis is on continuous monitoring, automated tests, and secure coding practices and methods across the entire pipeline which provides efficient and consistent methods for development and operations to refer to when and if issues arise. The result is less effort and cost involved in remediating vulnerabilities, while still being able to deliver impeccable uptime and speed.
A practical implementation of DevSecOps involves integrating tools for code analysis, dependency scanning, and container security directly into CI/CD workflows. This enables teams to detect risks during development instead of reacting after release. This facilitates the identification of risks whilst developing, rather than as an after-release action. With DevSecOps the incorporation of security also improves adherence to regulatory compliance in a high compliance environment by using automation, policy application, and logging of any auditing information.
By enabling and embedding what was very fast development, with strong security practices, DevSecOps also allows strong accountability in development (a better Application Security/Information security) and invariably becomes a more resilient and more productive team.
