About
DevSecOps

DevSecOps can be further bifurcated into development, security, and operations. It’s a culture, automation, and platform design approach that emphasizes security as a shared responsibility across the IT lifecycle.

A Sidway purge for a secure SDLC
The DevSecOps methodology focuses on teams implementing the necessary security practices and tools from the beginning of the DevOps pipeline and embedding them throughout the software development life cycle. Securing your SDLC allows you to provide secure products and services to your consumers while meeting demanding deadlines.

An SDLC has become a major priority as attacks on the application layer become more common, and the demand for more secure apps for clients grows. It is our responsibility to ensure that we have complete visibility and control over the entire process.

DevSecOps vs. DevOps
It’s not only about the development and operations teams in DevOps. IT security must be integrated into the complete life cycle of your apps if you want to fully benefit from the agility and responsiveness of a DevOps strategy.

Why? Previously, security was confined to a single team in the final stages of development. When development cycles lasted months or even years, this wasn’t a problem, but those days are gone. Effective DevOps ensures rapid and frequent development cycles (often weeks or days), but even the most efficient DevOps endeavours can be undone by outmoded security standards.

• Security is now a shared responsibility incorporated from beginning to finish in the DevOps collaborative framework. It’s a philosophy so important that some have coined the name “DevSecOps” to underline the importance of incorporating security into DevOps initiatives.
• DevSecOps entails designing applications and infrastructure with security in mind from the start. It also entails automating some security gates to avoid slowing down the DevOps process. Choosing the correct tools to continuously integrate security, such as deciding on an integrated development environment (IDE) with security capabilities, can assist in achieving these objectives. Effective DevOps security, on the other hand, necessitates more than new tools; it builds on DevOps’ cultural shifts to incorporate security teams’ work sooner rather than later.