DevSecOps Agile Methodology for Secure Development
Software teams today are expected to release updates quickly, but speed should not come at the cost of security. The DevSecOps agile methodology brings development, operations, and security closer together so security checks become part of everyday development rather than something handled at the very end. In a typical Agile environment, developers work in short cycles and release changes regularly. This makes it important to catch security issues while the code is still being developed. With DevSecOps, teams can add automated security testing, code scanning, vulnerability checks, and monitoring into the development pipeline. Problems can then be spotted early, when fixing them is usually easier and less disruptive. Another useful part of this approach is the shift-left mindset. Instead of waiting for a final security review, developers consider security during planning, coding, testing, and deployment. This does not mean slowing the team down. When the right checks are automated...