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Implementing DevSecOps Practices

By : Vandana Verma Sehgal
Book Image

Implementing DevSecOps Practices

By: Vandana Verma Sehgal

Overview of this book

DevSecOps is built on the idea that everyone is responsible for security, with the goal of safely distributing security decisions at speed and scale to those who hold the highest level of context. This practice of integrating security into every stage of the development process helps improve both the security and overall quality of the software. This book will help you get to grips with DevSecOps and show you how to implement it, starting with a brief introduction to DevOps, DevSecOps, and their underlying principles. After understanding the principles, you'll dig deeper into different topics concerning application security and secure coding before learning about the secure development lifecycle and how to perform threat modeling properly. You’ll also explore a range of tools available for these tasks, as well as best practices for developing secure code and embedding security and policy into your application. Finally, you'll look at automation and infrastructure security with a focus on continuous security testing, infrastructure as code (IaC), protecting DevOps tools, and learning about the software supply chain. By the end of this book, you’ll know how to apply application security, safe coding, and DevSecOps practices in your development pipeline to create robust security protocols.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Part 1:DevSecOps – What and How?
3
Part 2: DevSecOps Principles and Processes
8
Part 3:Technology
15
Part 4: Tools
17
Part 5: Governance and an Effective Security Champions Program
20
Part 6: Case Studies and Conclusion

The importance of IaC scanning

IaC scanning is an essential practice to maintain the security, consistency, and reliability of infrastructure. IaC scanning ensures that the code-defining infrastructure complies with best practices and does not introduce vulnerabilities. IaC scanning is a cornerstone of modern, secure, and efficient infrastructure management. As infrastructure grows in complexity, and as cyber threats become more sophisticated, the importance of scanning and validating IaC becomes even more pronounced. Integrating IaC scanning into the development and deployment processes ensures a robust, secure, and efficient infrastructure that meets organizational needs while minimizing risks.

Let’s delve into the different aspects of IaC scanning.

IaC toolset functionalities

IaC scanning tools typically analyze code written in configuration management languages, such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation, and identify issues such as the following:

  • Misconfigurations...