What Is A DevSecOps Pipeline?

DevSecOps pipelines are an integrated approach to software development that incorporate security practices throughout the entire lifecycle, emphasizing collaboration among development, security, and operations teams to ensure security is embedded in every stage. This method contrasts with traditional approaches that apply security measures only after deployment, instead "shifting left" to address vulnerabilities early in the process. Key tools in a DevSecOps pipeline include Software Composition Analysis, Static and Dynamic Application Security Testing, secret and container scanners, Infrastructure-as-Code scanners, and Policy-as-Code governance, all of which work together to identify and manage vulnerabilities in both open source and proprietary software components. Successfully implemented DevSecOps pipelines enhance security posture and code quality without compromising developer productivity, leading to reduced security incidents, improved compliance, increased deployment frequency, and a decrease in vulnerabilities reaching production.