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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

Setting Up a Security Champions Program

Setting up a Security Champions program is a strategic move to weave cybersecurity into the very fabric of your organization’s culture and processes. This initiative involves identifying and empowering select individuals within your teams – our Security Champions – who will carry the torch of security practices within their respective domains. These Champions will be the frontrunners, advocating for secure coding practices, raising awareness of security threats, and ensuring that security is not just a checkbox in the development life cycle but an ongoing commitment.

The program is more than just a set of tasks; it’s a transformative process that requires careful planning, clear communication, and continuous education. By embedding these advocates into the heart of your technical teams, you encourage a proactive stance on security issues, driving the organization’s DevSecOps program to new heights. The Security...