Tips to Make DevSecOps a Reality

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Tips to Make
DevSecOps a Reality

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• Security vulnerabilities are not leaving us even
  in 2020 and it is the major concern among IT
  organizations.
• In 2019, web application vulnerabilities had
  doubled as per the latest data from the Verizon
  Data Breach Investigations Report.
• If you are in software development, you need to
  do something about it and DevSecOps is a name you
  need to remember to address those security
  vulnerabilities.
• IT organizations need to change their approach a
  bit. They need to ensure that security is the
  first concern to avoid any vulnerabilities that
  can lead to a breach.
• Yes, speed of delivery is essential, but not the
  only concern. They need to focus more on the
  quality of software and security measures to
  accelerate the pace of digital transformation.

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• How to achieve DevSecOps?
• Most of the organizations are striving hard to
  achieve DevSecOps, but they sometimes fail to
  take the necessary steps. Here is a list of steps
  you need to follow throughout your entire
  Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Make security a priority from day one
• You cannot take care of security at the end of
  the SDLC. It is not the way. If you want to
  develop software with innovative features and
  functionalities, you need to ensure security
  measures from day one. Take for example the
  recent fiasco of Zoom where security
  vulnerabilities make the company suffer.
• Schedule a team meeting with everyone from
  technical developers to architects to testers to
  scrum developers and ask them to keep security
  the first concern.
• From day one, it should be your priority to make
  DevSecOps a reality. During each stage of
  software development, ensure that security
  measures are placed before moving to the next
  stage.

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• However, you also need to ensure that you are not
  jeopardizing the quality of the product. You
  cannot blunder there as it will lead to
  functionality issues and you will be creating
  more and more versions of your software. This
  should not be the case.
• One Size Fits All does not happen with Security
• Security is not a monolith that can be fitted in
  any software product. It is a wide-ranging term
  that incorporates different areas such as
  authentication, access control, confidentiality,
  integrity, non-repudiation, and others. When you
  apply a single approach, you are going to fail as
  it might not address all these areas.
• When you develop software, you need to think from
  a users perspective. What they look for and what
  are their issues. It might be keeping your users
  personal information confidential and what to do
  when such security breaches happen.
• If you are making a corporate product, you can
  imagine types of attacks such as compromised
  credentials and password attacks.

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All team members must be trained professionals
when it comes to security threats and techniques.
They can develop various types of threat models
and work on that to achieve expertise while
countering security threat issues. It will ensure
that the applications you develop are secure and
safe to use. Dont overcomplicate security
There is a common misconception among IT
organizations that security is a problem that can
be solved by only highly trained and skilled
individuals who charge higher payouts. Well,
skills are necessary for some high-end
architecture reviews and audits, but not for
basic security checks. For example, if you want
to ensure the latest release of the product, you
dont need to hire a skilled professional for
that. By using standard static and dynamic
analysis tools, you can resolve security issues
with the help of testers and developers.
Conclusion DevSecOps is the need of the hour,
to ensure that you have taken all security
measures into considerations before releasing the
product. Security vulnerabilities are annoying
and you can make DevSecOps a reality by following
steps discussed in this post.
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