DevSecOps Fundamentals

Course Overview

This DevSecOps Fundamentals course introduces developers and development teams to integrating security practices throughout the application development lifecycle. By incorporating security earlier, you can minimize vulnerabilities and achieve better alignment between security and business objectives.

The course covers core DevSecOps concepts, tools, and methodologies applicable to various development environments. While some examples may focus on specific cloud providers, the overall principles are widely applicable.

Target Audience

• Developers and development teams looking to incorporate DevSecOps principles into their workflows.

Course Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of DevOps principles

Course Objectives

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of DevSecOps philosophy, models, goals, practices, and tools.

• Learn how to implement DevSecOps principles within your development environment.

• Upon completion, you will be able to:

  • Define DevSecOps, its core principles, goals, and common pitfalls.

  • Explain the DevSecOps lifecycle and its key stages.

  • Identify and utilize tools for implementing a DevSecOps practice.

Technical Setup

There are no specific technical requirements for this course.

Course Length: 3 Days

Course Outline

• Introduction to DevSecOps

  • History and evolution of DevOps

  • Business benefits of DevSecOps adoption

• DevOps Tools

  • Infrastructure provisioning vs. configuration vs. pipelines

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible)

  • Configuration Management tools (e.g., Chef, Ansible)

  • Static Code Analysis tools (e.g., SonarQube)

• Thinking Like a Hacker

  • Understanding the mindset of attackers (white hat hackers)

  • Threat modeling (optional)

  • Proactive threat prevention strategies

• Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

  • Detecting vulnerabilities early in the development process

• Security Monitoring

  • Introduction to Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools

  • Creating security dashboards for real-time threat detection

• Dev Pipeline Automation

  • Integrating security testing tools into the development pipeline

  • Automating security scans (e.g., with tools like Zap) for pre- and post-deployment stages

• DevSecOps Practices for Modern Development

  • Implementing security best practices throughout the development lifecycle

  • Integrating DevSecOps tools and methodologies with development workflows

• Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) with Security

  • Securely integrating and delivering code changes with automation

• DevSecOps Success Factors

  • Best practices for establishing a successful DevSecOps culture within your development team

  • Strategies for overcoming common DevSecOps challenges

Course Conclusion

• Q&A and course wrap-up

Note: This outline is a guide and can be adjusted based on the specific needs and development environment of the target audience.