The text emphasizes the importance of integrating security measures throughout the entire infrastructure and application lifecycle, particularly within continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. By automating development processes, companies can mitigate the risks associated with human errors, aligning with the Swiss cheese model of layering security defenses to prevent vulnerabilities from aligning. It advocates for the use of automated scans, including static and dynamic application security testing, to identify vulnerabilities early and strengthen security layers. Monitoring and auditing the CI/CD pipelines themselves are crucial, as they hold permissions to make changes to infrastructure and applications. The text concludes by recommending the use of tools like CircleCI for enhancing security and suggests further resources for understanding CI/CD security and DevSecOps.