There are many organizations moving to the cloud every day. Some are developing software at a fast pace, some are building environments using infrastructure-as-code, and many have vulnerable gaps in the system that will eventually be exploited. These missteps, which can be reduced in the secure software development life cycle, can become costly as malicious attackers exploit the developers. Organizations must consider securing workflow processes, develop awareness training, and budget additional spending towards application security.
As with the understanding of DevSecOps and Secure SDLC, security must be a cornerstone of the whole software development process. This means collaboration between security teams and development teams are imperative. This can be facilitated by secure UX/UI, vulnerability sprints, and active security training. As the threats increase, security will need to be seen with a holistic view — Cloud, IoT, Hardware, and Software.
A Secure SDLC process ensures that security assurance activities such as design review, architecture analysis, code review, and penetration testing are all built into the overall development life cycle. By understanding the benefits of the Secure SDLC process, organizations can see improvements by pushing a more resilient software into production. This reduces and prevents the surface area for attacks and reduces damage caused by cyber incidents. By implementing these security measures Development teams can detect flaws in the system early in the process. This in turn reduces the costs of implementing bug fixes and information security weaknesses within the application. By reducing the number of vulnerabilities in the application, the application will see reduced delays in the go-live process. Another benefit is seen in awareness training for developers, by training on secure code development processes. This will lead to increase Business value, and an overall reduction of business risks and costs reductions.
This solution is designed to assist any type of organization by implementing a Secure SDLC process which includes — Writing the Secure SDLC process, Secure development training, Sec UX/UI design sprints, architectural vulnerability analysis, secure code review, and continuous penetration testing.
