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Securing Software Development through DevSecOps

Historically, security in the software development life cycle (SDLC) has not received as much attention as it should. We have built a defensive network security architecture to combat poor software design. Legacy systems that were introduced years ago, sometimes decades ago, with little to no documentation leave IT and security teams scrambling when a new software vulnerability is discovered. Supply chain issues have crept up in recent years, sabotaging legitimate software vendors and open source contributors.

The term DevOps, or development and operations, has been around for a long time. The term stems from the combination of these two teams working collaboratively. The software development ...

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