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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

Summary

DAST is crucial to any comprehensive application security program. DAST tools simulate attacks against web applications to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses that attackers can exploit.

Let’s recap the DAST concepts and best practices:

  • Set up a suitable, isolated testing environment that closely mirrors your production environment
  • Choose the right DAST tool based on your application’s architecture, technology stack, and specific security concerns
  • Configure the DAST tool for optimal performance by customizing scan policies, setting up authentication and authorization, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines
  • Monitor and analyze the results to address identified vulnerabilities and track the progress of your security efforts

It is important to note that ongoing application security testing is essential to ensure that web applications are secure and free from vulnerabilities. DAST should be performed regularly and as part of a broader...