A cultural and technical shift towards a DevSecOps approach helps enterprises address security threats more effectively, in real-time. It is important to view security teams as a valuable asset that help prevent slowdowns rather than a hindrance to agility. For example, early detection of a poorly designed application that cannot scale in the cloud saves valuable time, resources, and computing costs.

Scalability in the cloud requires embedding security controls on a larger scale. Continuous threat modeling and management of system builds is needed as technology-driven businesses evolve at a rapid pace.

Here are six important components of a DevSecOps approach:

 

1. Code analysis: deliver code in small chunks so vulnerabilities can be identified quickly.

2. Change management: increase speed and efficiency by allowing anyone to submit changes, then determine whether the change is good or bad.

3. Compliance monitoring: be ready for an audit at any time (which means being in a constant state of compliance, including gathering evidence of GDPR compliance, PCI compliance, etc.).

4. Threat investigation: identify potential emerging threats with each code update and be able to respond quickly.

5. Vulnerability assessment: identify new vulnerabilities with code analysis, then analyze how quickly they are being responded to and patched.

6. Security training: train software and IT engineers with guidelines for set routines.