With the advent of DevSecOps security has been transformed, as of now software developers have blended security into the software development cycle. DevSecOps integrates security into the initial phase of the software/application development to minimize the vulnerabilities, attacks, and downtime, and to bring cybersecurity closer to the business objective. In the current scenario, the majority of the enterprises are developing applications over the cloud and are inclined towards DevSecOps to improve software agility and reliability.
Modern services and technologies demand a modern approach for security and compliance like DevSecOps. Enterprises are utilizing the benefits of DevSecOps to enhance the security posture for modern applications. The importance of DevSecOps cannot be unnoticed, as the primary objective of DevSecOps is to make security everyone’s responsibility. DevSecOps combines development and operation processes in a security-conscious manner.
By looking at the importance and benefits of DevSecOps— 90% of the software projects are anticipated to follow DevSecOps[1] practice by 2022, as compared with 40% in 2019.
Enterprises are moving towards digitalizing the operations by focusing on two major trends— expansion of digital portfolio and workforce digitalization, which further creates a demand for agile security methods to secure applications. Enterprises are witnessing a huge surge in demand for modern applications to enable digitalization and to respond to ‘market changes’ quickly. In today’s world, enterprises are thriving to deliver high-performance, scalable, and secure digital services.
These services are built on the custom modern architecture, typically running on the cloud platforms. Here, DevSecOps comes into the picture, as traditional monitoring, troubleshooting, and security management fall short in the case of modern applications. Also, DevSecOps facilitates enterprises to integrate security into every part of the DevOps life cycle— design, development, test, release, support, and maintenance.
Major benefits of DevSecOps[2] are:
- Rapid and cost-effective software delivery
- Improved and proactive security
- Accelerated security vulnerability patching
- Automation compatible with modern development
- Repeatable and adaptive process
The IT infrastructure of the enterprises is changing rapidly, as enterprises are moving towards digitalization, the need for rapid application development and application modernization is on the rise. The changing landscape of IT infrastructure such as the shift to agile cloud computing, cloud storage, etc. from on-premises infrastructure is increasing the demand for DevSecOps practice. As data security and privacy, the issue has emerged as one of the major concerns with the rapid application development and application modernization process. Traditionally the development, security, and operation teams used to work separately, however, with the introduction of DevSecOps practice, all three team works in a joint venture which helps them to quickly manage and identify new vulnerabilities in the software development process.
At the upcoming BPM 2021, DSCI will be hosting a session on understanding the role of DevSecOps in the software development life cycle for modern applications and will be focusing on the in-house DevSecOps practice and its implementation scenario. The discussion is more relevant to the CTO, CISO, IT Infrastructure leaders, and Technology leaders of the organisation. BPM 2021 also provides a platform for everyone to listen to the panellists and ask questions and contribute to the discussion.
Visit BPM2021 page to know more about BPM theme, key sessions, highlights, who should attend & register for free: https://www.dsci.in/events/best-practices-meet-2021/
[1] https://www.anitian.com/20-statistics-that-todays-devsecops-teams-should-know/
[2] https://www.ibm.com/cloud/learn/devsecops#toc-benefits-o-xSQ5W2ma