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DevSecOps – short for Development, Security, Operations – picks up where DevOps leaves off, adding security into every stage of the application development and deployment process even while ensuring high levels of efficiency and agility.<\/span><\/p>\n But when you take up DevSecOps services from your technology partner, what exactly does this involve? Here is a practical guide to the key areas where our own DevSecOps services make a major and tangible difference to the security posture of our customers.<\/span><\/p>\n Proactive vulnerability management is one of the areas where we add the most value to our DevSecOps services. We use tools like SonarQube to automate the process of code quality analysis, and Veracode to pinpoint code vulnerabilities as part of our static application security testing (SAST) process. Detecting security risks early in the process sets a strong foundation for secure development and avoids the risk of breaches or redevelopment in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n Cloud infrastructure misconfigurations are a leading cause of security breaches. We take the element of chance out of the process by implementing our robust and well-documented configuration management practices as part of our DevSecOps services. An important part of this is also configuring identity and access management solutions to follow best practices for controlling access permissions and restrictions right from Day 1. The result is greatly enhanced security at the infrastructure level to complement your application security measures.<\/span><\/p>\n Compliance with statutory regulations and meeting or exceeding industry standards for security are important to create and build trust and continuity. That\u2019s easier said than done, though, and compliance isn\u2019t a one-time effort. Our DevSecOps process includes the setup of automated compliance checks and alerts to enable instant attention to identified issues. Combined with regular audits to benchmark performance against the requirements of important security and privacy standards like GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI DSS, this ensures consistent compliance and security.<\/span><\/p>\n1. Early Identification of Vulnerabilities<\/span><\/h3>\n
2. Secure Configuration Management<\/span><\/h3>\n
3. Continuous Compliance Monitoring<\/span><\/h3>\n
4. Secure CI\/CD Pipelines<\/span><\/h3>\n