DevSecOps integrates security practices into every phase of the software development lifecycle, making security a shared responsibility rather than an afterthought.
DevSecOps embeds security into the earliest stages of software development rather than treating it as a gate at the end. This "shift left" approach catches security issues when they're cheapest to fix—during development rather than in production.
Tools like Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Sentinel allow security policies to be expressed as code. These policies are version controlled, testable, and automatically enforced in CI/CD pipelines—replacing manual checklists with automated guardrails.
DevSecOps requires security teams to work collaboratively with developers rather than acting as gatekeepers. Security engineers contribute to shared tooling, write policy-as-code, and provide self-service security capabilities that development teams can adopt without friction.
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