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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

Techniques used in setting up the program

Let’s start by understanding the techniques that can be used in setting up the program. We will start by understanding DevSecOps.

Understanding DevSecOps

DevSecOps expands on the mindset established by DevOps, which is a set of cultural philosophies, practices, and tools that encourage faster and more agile software development through collaboration between development and operations teams.

The adoption of a DevSecOps culture requires a holistic approach and a commitment to continuous improvement to ensure that security is integrated effectively into the development life cycle, ultimately leading to more secure and reliable software delivery. At its core, DevSecOps means integrating security into every step of the development process. It’s a cultural shift, ensuring that security is everyone’s responsibility.

Let’s deep dive into understanding DevSecOps.

Cultural shift

DevSecOps fosters a culture...