Best Practices for Onboarding JFrog Xray

Onboarding a new Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tool like JFrog Xray into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) requires careful planning to avoid disruptions and improve adoption by fostering a DevSecOps culture. The blog emphasizes that a hasty reaction to the initial flood of alerts from such tools can lead to counterproductive measures, such as system lockdowns, which might result in business halts and alert fatigue, causing the tool to be ignored. To mitigate this, it recommends involving research and development teams to integrate security processes seamlessly, configuring Watches for specific teams or maturity stages to decentralize responsibility, and integrating security tools within developers' environments. Starting with a single team and focusing on critical issues initially can help manage the integration process more effectively, while avoiding disruptive measures until existing manageable issues are addressed. The gradual approach aims to balance maintaining the development pace with enhancing security practices, ultimately establishing a solid DevSecOps foundation.