Robert Risch — Automate Security Testing in CI/CD Pipelines

DevOps is automation

One of the core principles of DevOps is automation, and this extends to security in DevSecOps. Automating security testing in your CI/CD pipelines ensures that security checks are performed consistently and continuously, without disrupting the development process.

Automated security tools to integrate:

• Static Application Security Testing (SAST): This tool scans source code for vulnerabilities before code is compiled, allowing developers to fix issues before deployment.
• Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST): DAST tools simulate real-world attacks on running applications to identify vulnerabilities in the deployed environment.
• Software Composition Analysis (SCA): SCA tools identify vulnerabilities in third-party libraries and open-source components, ensuring that dependencies are secure.
• Container security tools: If you’re using containerization technologies like Docker or Kubernetes, integrate container security tools that automatically scan container images for vulnerabilities before they are deployed to production.

By embedding these automated security checks into your pipeline, you ensure that every code commit, build, and deployment undergoes a thorough security assessment.