DevOps: finding room for security
Steve Mansfield-Devine · Network Security · 2018
DevOps is everywhere, it seems. As one of the most ubiquitous trends in software development of the past few years, its adoption has been spurred on by promises of faster roll-outs, greater agility and responsiveness and significant gains in efficiency. With developers and operational staff collaborating on continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) workflows, software will be both more dependable and more aligned with business needs – so it's claimed. But as Meera Rao, a senior principal consultant at Synopsys, explains in this interview, there is a certain lack of clarity around what DevOps really means. And in the excitement about its claimed benefits, security is often overlooked.