Security is an investment, not an expense.

As developers continue to innovate, the separation of development and security is no longer a viable approach. Applications that were once monolithic now consist of many services and dependencies, each of which comes with potential security holes. The agile delivery model requires faster delivery and deployment. Traditional DevOps focuses on just the development part. Security is something that comes as a separate step. In case of any issues being found the whole cycle has to be repeated. The cost of security testing, debugging, fixing and re-testing is relatively high. DevSecOps adds the security dimension to DevOps by integrating security into the development and deployment process itself. This allows for each piece of the larger puzzle to be tested as it’s tested and deployed, ensuring shorter more secure development and deployment cycles.

At Nuage, security is part of the development and operations lifecycle. Our DevSecOps program covers not just the technical aspects but also creates the right framework that fits the business objective of your organization. By incorporating a Security-first, Security-always approach with the agile development methodology, we incorporate security at the code level. Our DevSecOps team builds infrastructure and applications that can securely scale at the speed of modern business.

Nuage DevSecOps Approach

We understand that the complexity of a modern hybrid or cloud environment requires a host of considerations to factor into a DevSecOps approach. Our experts thus help you build a solution that works for your unique business needs by-

• Stressing Security at Every Level- Also known as ‘left-shifting security’ for how it moves accountability in the continuous delivery pipeline, our approach empowers individual team members to address potential vulnerabilities before code passes to the next stage. We believe that if a delivered project is a package of individual pieces, incorporating security at every level is the equivalent of “bubble wrapping” each item before bundling them for shipment, resulting in safer delivery.
• Automate– We help the client implement an automated CI/CD pipeline, automating as many components as possible – Testing, source code analysis, integration, and post-deployment monitoring. This allows for problems to be identified early in smaller pieces of code resulting in faster fixes. This, in turn, allows you to get working secure code out of the door faster. The additional value we bring to the table is that we are smart about what to test and when to test making sure that we provide an optimized solution.
• Open source usage– More and more, developers are using open source components during the development process, we ensure, that as part of the DevSecOps pipeline, checks such as OWASP dependency checks are performed to ensure that vulnerabilities are detected early and developers informed of results so that remedial action can be taken early.
• Compliance– Respond – Manage – Train – Our cloud compliance team works with you to create a pro-active security compliance program. This covers information, tools, processes, incident management and investigation. The Incidents Driven Development approach, when implemented properly, helps you set-up a virtuous learning and improvement cycle. Our DevSecOps approach is designed to ensure that it’s a continuous learning cycle with each cycle improving upon the previous to reduce the development lifecycle and reduce the security threat.

What Nuage bring to the table?

• Static Code Analysis – We scan for vulnerabilities in the code after coding but before unit testing during development.
• Configuration Management and Compliance – We let you know how your application is configured and whether it follows your policies.
• Dynamic Code Analysis – We scan your code for vulnerabilities in how it performs. We also execute unit tests to find errors.
• Vulnerability Scanning –We perform vulnerability scanning to automatically identify known issues in your application for penetration testing.
• Infrastructure as Code Analysis – We ensure the application is deployed securely and without errors in a repeatable manner.
• Continuous Monitoring Services –Our experts provide you incessant information on how your application is running, we give you round the clock monitoring services to identify issues and make future improvements. This is done in the production environment.

Thinking of taking the plunge?

Our consultants, specializing in assessment, design, implementation, and support, work with you to understand your business needs and create a tailored DevSecOps approach. Once the approaching model is agreed, we work with your teams to implement, pilot and to support an organization-wide rollout.

Book a Discovery Session without any obligations for your customized DevSecOPs approach. Know why “Security at Job Zero” is a must-have today.