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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

DevSecOps tools

There’s a broad array of tools that support DevSecOps. Here are some of them:

  • Static application security testing (SAST) tools, such as Snyk and SonarQube, examine source code for potential security vulnerabilities. It’s like having a grammar checker for your code!
  • Dynamic application security testing (DAST) tools, such as OWASP Zap and Nessus, identify vulnerabilities in a running application. It’s like a secret agent spying on the application but for good reasons.
  • Container security tools, such as Aqua and Twistlock, provide security for your Docker and Kubernetes environments. It’s like a personal bodyguard for your containers!
  • Security orchestration and automated response (SOAR) tools such as Splunk Phantom, IBM Security Resilient, and Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR help automate and manage responses to security events. They are like an automated firefighter, ready to put out security fires.