As time to market continues to be crucial for business, organizations adopt DevOps or similar agile methodologies for rapid development with increasing success. All this means that if security does not become an essential part of the software lifecycle, organizations will be releasing applications with more vulnerabilities at mind blowing speed.
Developer-Driven AppSec is about making application security an integral part of the software lifecycle without creating additional burden for the stakeholders. Whether it’s taking a DevSecOps approach, or just creating a more effective security program, the need is thinking about security from the very early stages of the lifecycle.
Success with developer-driven security takes time and effort, but the biggest hurdle to overcome is the culture change needed to include security throughout the entire software development lifecycle.
Beyond the culture change needed, there are some important steps to make your DeveloperDriven AppSec transition successful. Read this white paper to know what they are.