Security shift left8/29/2023 ![]() We are talking about ultra lean organizations, where almost every aspect of the product is owned by the engineering organization. Shift left tools are mainly security tools that were modified for developer use - for instance a native experience in Github - but they are interfering with the main mission in keeping velocity and agility of developers and the project itself at maximum levels. Not only this, you still need a wide product security knowledge to implement the right tools and according to a solid security plan. When you dig in further, you will learn that this lack of support is natural as today’s shift-left tools and practices are simply not enough.ĭevelopers are required to chase velocity, keep things agile, and with all respect to the level of automation of shift left controls, they are creating endless noise, which easily leads to alert fatigue. It’s true that without buy-in from both these sides changing practices is doomed to failure. When asked about the challenges to implementing shift left security in a satisfying way, the answers you’ll get from various teams and roles will invariably be lack of leadership support, as well as lack of engagement from developers. Not only this, with a wide range (I am being very gentle) of controls and interfaces, plus a need for overlaying product security processes where human interaction is required, it’ll dawn on the organization that complete automation simply isn’t feasible. Within almost any organization, there is probably a lack of specialized knowledge for building a shifted left product-security program that won’t frustrate the engineering team. ![]() While all the concepts and best practices to do with cloud application security sound better when you prefix them with ‘shift left’, it can be extremely tough to implement. However, in practice, shift left security is far from being perfect today, and a further shift is needed. Not less importantly, shift left can solve the aftermath nature of traditional security practices, that compromises on velocity and on security. When executed correctly, applications will be by their very nature more secure - a huge benefit under an ever-growing threat landscape. ![]() Product Security is a perfect candidate for shift-left, and, along with already operationalised DevOps tools and practices such as Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), can be potentially automated to address product security from the beginning of the SDLC. Enter: DevSecOps, the mash up of shifted left security with operations and testing. While DevOps practices may be mature in many organizations, there is often a missing factor that has not yet been fully shifted left: security. Source: Shifting Security Left and DevSecOps DevOps was to become a call for practice across development houses worldwide, to help automate production, testing, and more, heading towards a continuous everything future. We wanted better quality code and we wanted it faster this new way of operating facilitated just that. But is the shift left enough to solve DevSec challenges?īorn left approach and tools are built differently in nature, to allow developer organizations to completely own product security in the sense of being committed to it and responsible for it, rather than just using appsec tools, with someone else owning it as a KPI.īy the 90s, it was clear that the waterfall software development lifecycle (SDLC) model was out of date, and shift left was born out of a burning desire to successfully produce quality software. We’re all aware of the trend coupling traditionally end of life-cycle software development activities such as testing and security more closely with the start of development, to avoid bigger issues down the track that will result in an aftermath and interfere with velocity.
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