Why Security-First Development Helps You Ship Better Software Faster

What if security wasn't a blocker, but an accelerator? Discover how a security-first approach helps your team ship better software, faster.

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The paradox of security and development speed

Security and reliability are foundational business needs, and focusing on them early can paradoxically accelerate the entire delivery lifecycle.

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Optimizing for developer flow and experience

Security tools should be designed to preserve developer flow and minimize context switching to avoid making daily work miserable.

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Integrating security across the development lifecycle

Security can be integrated at multiple stages, from initial project design and coding to the pre-commit and code review phases.

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Understanding static analysis security testing (SAST)

Static analysis tools scan source code, infrastructure as code, containers, and dependencies to find vulnerabilities before the code is run.

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Exploring dynamic analysis security testing (DAST)

Dynamic analysis tests running systems through techniques like web application scanning, API fuzzing, and overload testing to find runtime vulnerabilities.

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Scaling AppSec teams by empowering developers

Shifting security responsibilities to developers helps the typically smaller AppSec team scale and focus on systemic architectural problems.

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Future trends including AI and platform consolidation

The future of security involves AI-powered remediation and consolidated development platforms that embed security policies for the entire organization.

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