3 years ago

Category: Business, Security, Data, Kubernetes, Terraform, Infrastructure, Hashicorp, github, gitlab, automation, yaml, shell, ansible

When creating its platform, Seattle-based Refactr focused on how to incorporate a wider swath of people into the DevSecOps process and how to add security automation to DevOps in a visual way. At the same time, cybersecurity folks want to provide value in existing DevOps workflows, but remain very siloed in most enterprises. So the question becomes how can they be a part of that process when they might or might not understand it all?

He points to the ongoing shortage of cybersecurity talent and the need within organizations to build skills with within their teams among the reasons for making security tools visual in the vein of software-building tools that developers use.

Sixty-five percent of security pros in its survey reported their organization is bringing security into the process earlier, and nearly 28% said they were part of a cross-functional team focused on security.