A Brief Introduction to DevSecOps

A Brief Introduction to DevSecOps

Today the world thrives on digitization, which makes businesses heavily reliant on software development. This in turn has made developers want to push code faster, while security teams want to ensure every line is airtight. But what if these two goals could coexist and enhance each other? The short answer to this question is DevSecOps.

But what exactly is DevSecOps?

DevSecOps is a new gen version of DevOps which stands for Development, Security, and Operations. It emphasizes embedding security practices into the DevOps process, ensuring that security is a shared responsibility throughout the entire software development lifecycle.

All in all, DevSecOps refers to “shifting left” on security (moving security considerations earlier in the development process, rather than treating them as an afterthought).

Let’s further delve into understanding what DevSecOps principles and benefits are.

Principles of DevSecOps:

1. Automation: Integrating Security tools into the CI/CD pipeline, allows for continuous scanning, testing, and monitoring to ensure that security is maintained without slowing down the development process.
2. Collaboration: DevSecOps inculcates collaboration between developers, security professionals, and operations teams to help identify and address security risks early and effectively.
3.  Inception To Deployment Security Coverage: Traditionally, security checks happened at the end of the development process.  Meanwhile with DevSecOps, security is considered from the very beginning to identify vulnerabilities earlier and reduce costs.

 Benefits of Integrating DevSecOps

•  Significant Security Risk Reduction: The latest State of DevSecOps report, shows that companies who have fully adopted DevSecOps are able to fix security issues 35 times faster than those using traditional methods. This depicts that by integrating security into every phase of development, there can be a significant reduction in the risk of security breaches.

• Efficient and Quick Product Market Deployment:  DevSecOps ensures quick and efficient security checks with the help of automation, enabling developers to securely deploy code faster.

• Cost Reduction & Resource Management: As per a recent study conducted by IBM, the damage costs due to breaches totaled to a staggering $4.45 Million in 2023. To avoid such an instance DevSecOps’s “shift left” approach helps reduce the cost associated with patching vulnerabilities and mitigating breaches.
• Enhanced Compliance: With regulatory requirements becoming more stringent, DevSecOps helps organizations stay compliant by ensuring that security standards are met throughout the development process.

Conclusion

Even though DevSecOps is a new avenue for organizations to explore and implement, the growing adoption rate of cloud-based applications, technological advancements and microservices, shows how large the digital space has grown and how much ground needs to be protected. The lesser the blind spots the more secure the business.

To know more about how DevSecOps can be the right fit for your business, schedule a consultation with our experts today!