High-velocity software development today is close to impossible (and most certainly not sustainable) without DevOps. The migration to the public cloud, along with increasing regulatory demands, and other factors made application and code security as vital as DevOps. Thus were born the practices and frameworks of DevSecOps. The value of DevSecOps is evident and clearly understood by technologists.

DevSecOps – for many, it feels like a magical black box where code and sensitive digital assets go in one end, and a working piece of software comes out the other. Security practices within the development and operational phases can often get lost. Organizations that haven’t adopted DevSecOps see half of their apps at risk of attacks, while those with a DevSecOps-first approach have only 22% at risk. That’s why the core principles of DevSecOps are important.

Software developers face a constant barrage of cyber threats that can compromise their applications, data, and the security of their organizations. In 2023, the cyber threat intelligence (CTI) market is worth approximately $11.6 billion, and it’s projected to surpass $21 billion by 2027. Why?

Targeted attacks in cloud security are on the rise, hitting businesses big and small. This surge in threats puts developers like you in a crucial position. You’re not just coding – you’re on the front lines against a variety of cybersecurity risks that are growing and changing every day. With 80% of companies encountering at least one cloud security incident in the last year, the relevance and utility of Cloud Threat Detection (CTR) tools becomes particularly apparent.

Knowledge is power. Power is money. In the context of information systems and applications, knowledge is ingested, processed, and used as data. Data theft or loss can be devastatingly costly to a business. Data is one of an organization’s most valuable assets, and must be secured and protected as such.

For DevOps software developers, navigating the cloud landscape without a clear understanding of risks is equivalent to walking into a minefield blindfolded. Cloud risk management, therefore, becomes an indispensable tool for DevOps – enabling us with the ability to identify, assess, and mitigate potential threats that could jeopardize their applications, their data, and their organization’s reputation.

Every software team is constantly looking for ways to increase their velocity. DevOps has emerged as a leading methodology that combines software development and IT operations to shorten the system development life cycle and provide continuous delivery. However, ensuring software quality and security in a high-velocity environment can be challenging. This is where parallel testing comes into play.

It’s natural to want to believe that every new account creation or online purchase signals the legitimate growth of your business. But the alarming rise in financial and data losses attributed to fraud, suggests a different reality. There are thousands of bad actors actively looking to nickel and dime businesses and consumers. In 2022, a staggering 2.4 million fraud reports flooded the Consumer Sentinel Record.

DevOps is more than just a buzzword and the dev behind the magic is more than just a tech wizard who orchestrates software delivery single-handedly. Behind the curtains is an assembly line of toolchains that makes DevOps possible. 44% of DevOps teams use between 2-5 tools, with 41% using 6-10 tools. High-performing teams also tend to use more tools, resulting in faster deployment cycles and delivering multiple times a month.

Compliance is something that developers dislike. Traditionally led by risk and information security teams, compliance standard enforcement in organizations is not something software engineers are trained to do. So when the words “PCI compliance” are tossed around, for many developers it mentally translates to limitations, guardrails, bottlenecks, and drastic changes to their workflows that impact productivity. But that doesn’t have to be the case.