Efficient use of resources
DevSecOps eliminates wasteful work practices and uses automation whenever and wherever it is possible to do so in the process. This increases the dev team’s ability to deliver code without sacrificing quality and reliability. And because automation relieves the members of the team of tedious manual work, the same individuals can focus on high-value work and complete their work in a shorter span of time. This translates to shorter lead times, higher productivity, and more time to develop better products that bring more value to the end users.
More effective communication and relationship among teams
DevSecOps enables these three teams to work in sync, which allows them to effectively time hand offs and to work together seamlessly by following a work flow that considers each team’s resources and availability. This leads to a harmonious working relationship, doing away with stop-and-go situations due to the lack of effective communication methods and an un-synchronised workflow. DevSecOps brings these three teams together on the same plane, with security at the front of their minds, as they work together towards shared and common goals.
More rigid testing
Automation allows for a more sophisticated method of testing that allows engineers and developers to simulate scenarios that can potentially affect the product to see how it performs and be able to create solutions based on how the product responds to these tests. This testing method reveals any weak points and failure points that can be exploited by hackers, so that the DevSecOps team can resolve these problems and ensure the security and integrity of the code by the time it reaches production.
Safe to say that DevOps provides the framework for DevSecOps, as the latter creates changes by focusing on security, as one of the cornerstones of the entire DevOps approach. DevSecOps’ ultimate goal is to instil the habit of putting security first until it becomes the natural practice and the only way to develop a product, from inception to post release. It aims to increase the speed at which developers can deliver and deploy code that is free of constraints brought about by non-automated and traditional work methods, and at the same time protecting the pipeline and delivering quality and reliable products that are built with product and user security in mind.