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IT teams are being bombarded with security alerts from across the application stack but they simply can ’ t cut through the data noise to understand the risk level of security issues in order to prioritise remediation based on business impact . And as a result , IT teams are feeling overwhelmed by new security vulnerabilities and threats . In fact , more than half of all technologists admit that their organisation often ends up in ‘ security limbo ’ because they don ’ t know what to focus on and prioritise .

The need for a DevSecOps approach

Across all industries , there is an acknowledgement that organisations need to take a new approach to application security , not just to avoid a potentially crippling security breach , but also to lay the foundations for a more sustainable approach to innovation . In particular , technologists know that they need to tighten up their security processes if they are to reap the full benefits of modern application stacks over the coming years .

One of the principal ways in which organisations are looking to address the challenge of application security is by moving to a DevSecOps approach , fostering much closer collaboration between DevOps and SecOps teams .

DevSecOps integrates application security and compliance testing throughout the software development life cycle , rather than them being an afterthought at the end of the development pipeline .

This new approach enables developers to embed robust security into every line of code , resulting in more secure applications and easier security management , before , during and after release . But crucially , when DevSecOps works well , it doesn ’ t slow down release velocity . It shatters the perception that security is an inhibitor of innovation .

Most technologists now regard DevSecOps as essential to effectively protect against a multi-staged security attack on the full application stack and we ’ re now seeing huge numbers of organisations shifting to this new approach .

As well as a cultural shift within IT departments , with IT teams having to change entrenched mindsets and embrace new ways of working , DevSecOps also requires the implementation of holistic monitoring systems which leverage AI and Machine Learning ( ML ) technologies to cope with the spiralling volumes of security threats organisations are facing across an expanded attack surface .

This type of automation is vital to identify weaknesses , predict future vulnerabilities and remediate issues . Once IT teams can teach AI tools to identify threats

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