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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

Managing DevSecOps in production

DevSecOps in production involves not just deploying code but ensuring that the entire pipeline and the running applications remain secure, and compliant, and are continuously monitored for any potential threats or vulnerabilities. Security controls ensure that security measures are put in place to counteract vulnerabilities.

Also, by carefully managing DevSecOps in production, organizations can ensure that their applications remain secure, compliant, and resilient against potential threats. It requires proactive monitoring, adherence to compliance standards, and a reactive plan in place for when things go wrong.

Let’s break down them step by step.

Monitoring and managing the DevSecOps pipeline in production

  • Pipeline monitoring: Keep an eye on the CI/CD pipeline itself to ensure that all security checks are being executed, and no step is bypassed
  • Runtime monitoring: Continuously monitor the application in production for abnormal...