Original Post: DevSecOps & Cloud Security Best Practices | by Tal Sperling | Jun, 2024
The article discusses the importance of integrating security practices into every phase of the software development lifecycle through DevSecOps, which combines Development, Security, and Operations. Traditional security approaches are insufficient for modern cloud-dependent, continuously delivered software. DevSecOps emphasizes a "Shift Left" approach, meaning security is addressed early in development by embedding security checks, fostering collaboration among teams, and using automation tools.
Key components of DevSecOps include:
- Collaboration: Developers, operations, and security teams work together.
- Automation: Using tools to automate security testing and compliance checks.
- Continuous Monitoring: Real-time detection and response to threats.
- Compliance and Governance: Ensuring adherence to regulations and standards.
The article details how cloud computing aids DevSecOps by allowing rapid innovation but also introduces new security challenges. It highlights various security best practices across different infrastructure categories like Compute, Storage, Network, and IAM (Identity and Access Management).
Highlighted cloud security threats include data breaches, insecure APIs, misconfigurations, DoS attacks, insider threats, shared technology vulnerabilities, account hijacking, and data loss. The article provides real-world examples of security breaches (e.g., Kaseya, Facebook, Cognyte).
Final sections focus on specific practices:
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security: Ensures the security of infrastructure deployed via IaC.
- Secrets Management: Storing sensitive information securely.
- Configuration Security and Immutable Infrastructure: Protecting infrastructure from changes.
- Continuous Security Monitoring and Logging (CSM&L): For real-time threat detection and response.
- Compliance and Auditing: Regularly auditing and ensuring regulatory compliance.
The article concludes with the importance of logging and monitoring, using tools like AWS CloudTrail and CloudWatch to capture and analyze logs, and best practices for maintaining secured, compliant cloud environments.
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