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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

Shared responsibility models

In the context of a Security Champion program, a shared responsibility model refers to how security tasks and responsibilities are divided between the security team, the champions themselves, and the rest of the development team. It’s about ensuring that everyone has a role to play in maintaining and enhancing security:

  • Security team responsibilities: The central security team provides training and guidance to Security Champions and oversees the overall security strategy. They also handle more complex security issues and keep up with the latest threat intelligence.
  • Security Champion responsibilities: Security Champions act as the bridge between the security team and the development team. They raise security awareness within their team, provide advice on security-related matters, help incorporate security practices into the development process, and act as the first point of contact for security concerns within their team.
  • Development...