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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

Summary

In the world of complex digital systems, a simple “ping” isn’t enough. You need to know how different parts of your ecosystem interact, what’s normal, and what’s not. This chapter took you through this journey, teaching you to embrace the three game-changing pillars: metrics, traces, and logs. You must understand not just the what, but the why and how of system performance and behavior. We need to get the full picture, not just snapshots.

Many believe that observability is just about tools. But this book begs to differ! Get ready to map out a strategy that involves not just collecting data but making meaningful decisions based on it. Your systems generate a goldmine of data; learn how to extract valuable nuggets of insight from the digital noise.

By offering insights into system behavior, spotting abnormalities, and facilitating quick incident response, observability is a potent strategy for improving security. Organizations may fortify...