Research Spotlight - DevSecOps Security by Design
AI Summary
This AppDev Done Summit session covers DevSecOps, a framework for embedding security throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC) from code to cloud. As application complexity and delivery speed increase, integrating security at every stage is essential. The hosts, Paul Ashwati and John Olsick, discuss how automation and DevSecOps practices enable teams to “shift left” by embedding security controls early in the pipeline to deliver secure solutions without sacrificing speed or innovation.
Key points include:
- 77% of enterprises have adopted or are adopting DevSecOps practices.
- Embedding security early reduces remediation times by up to 60% and results in faster vulnerability detection (49%).
- Security must be integrated to support developers, automating controls rather than slowing development.
- Cloud-native development requires consistent security policy enforcement through tools like policy-as-code that can reduce misconfiguration risks by up to 70%.
- Compliance and runtime security are critical for modern dynamic and containerized environments, with integrated compliance reducing audit prep by over 40% and runtime security technologies reducing breaches by more than 80%.
- Open source makes up over 75% of codebases, making supply chain scanning and software bill of materials (SBOM) vital.
- The importance of governance, culture, training, and collaboration between security and development teams for successful security integration.
The session ends with a call to keep building secure, agile applications by embedding security seamlessly and continuously throughout the SDLC without slowing innovation.