How Adding Security into DevOps Accelerates the SDLC (Pt. 1)
Part one of a deep dive into SDLC and how it evolved to become what we call DevOps. Let's find out how adding security actually accelerates it.
Initial Access Techniques - MITRE ATT&CK
This article discusses the 9 initial access techniques as outlined in the MITRE ATT&CK framework and provides examples of how attackers have used these techniques as well as preventative measures that can be put in place.
Data Security — an Introduction to AWS KMS and HashiCorp Vault
While Vault and KMS share some similarities, for example, they both support encryption, but in general, KMS is more on the app data encryption / infra encryption side, and Vault is more on the secrets management / identity-based access side.
An Introduction to DevSecOps - Tackling Security with DevOps & Why It Accelerates Your SDLC
This article introduces DevSecOps, making security part of the entire software development process. It outlines why having a DevSecops approach not only makes the software more secure but also why it can speed up the development process.
Shift Left - Moving security to the development phase - the case of secrets detection in code repositories
With the expansion of the DevOps and DevSecOps models, the concept of “shift left” in the context of the development lifecycle has become quite popular. This article looks at practical ways organizations implement a Shift Left approach to development.
A Comprehensive Application Security Program - What should you include
Application security, known as AppSec, has become an extremely important part of the security program. This article looks at what makes a mature and comprehensive AppSec program.
GitOps - an extension of DevOps for modern infrastructure management
GitOps is an evolution of infrastructure as code, a framework that can drastically improve deployment speed and developer efficiency. Here we run through exactly what GitOps is and how to practically implement it.
DevSecOps Glossary
A helpful glossary of common terms and definitions used in DevSecOps explained with amusing comics.
Git hooks - pre-commit, post-commit, post-receive
Git hooks are extremely useful to secure the development practice. In this blog post, I will take the example of detecting secrets in source code to illustrate how you can make the most out of git hooks.
