7/26/2023 0 Comments Security shift left![]() What’s more, the very term “shift left” can be misunderstood as moving all security testing to development – and doing that can leave gaping holes in your security. While absolutely true, this includes one tiny yet critical assumption: that you are also doing application security testing on the right, i.e. In the AppSec industry, we’ve been repeating the shift left mantra for years, saying over and over that the only way to ensure effective and efficient application security testing is to integrate it with the development process. Shifting left: misunderstood, misapplied, and absolutely necessary Watch the full interview below and read on to learn why organizations that focus all their AppSec efforts on development can be left vulnerable – and with a false sense of security. Talking to Paul Asadoorian on the Security Weekly cybersecurity podcast as part of Black Hat USA 2021, Invicti’s Chief Product Officer Sonali Shah discussed the challenges and misunderstandings around shifting left. Sonali Shah on Security Weekly at Black Hat USA 2021 This article originally ran in Today’s Cybersecurity Leader, a monthly cybersecurity-focused eNewsletter for security end users, brought to you by Security magazine. Align security testing with other software tests, such as unit and integration tests, to encourage developers to ship secure code by design. Partner with developers in their preferred environment and leverage their existing workflows : Application security has to revolve around developers and their processes to reduce the number of vulnerabilities that make it into production.Find a modern tool that integrates with popular CI/CD providers to start testing early and often. ![]() Automate security testing *in* CI/CD: Adding automated security tests in CI/CD makes security part of the software development lifecycle instead of a disjointed process.Some features to look for include detailed fix guides, well-maintained docs, and first-class integrations with popular DevTools. Choose a solution that helps developers fix security flaws in addition to surfacing them. Invest in developer-first tooling: Security tools with a developer-first approach are built for shifting left.Now that we’ve explored the benefits of shifting security left, let’s delve into how organizations can begin (and continue to sustain) such a process: Better protection of apps: Shifting security testing left also means better protection of organizational applications, APIs and microservices.This allows security teams to keep a pulse on the security of web applications and APIs and focus more on collaborating with developers on complex issues. Security leaders can set the policies and monitor the state of application security over time, while developers can review vulnerable findings and work on fixes as they push new code. Shifting security left means organizations can consistently scale efforts across the company. Scaling security responsibilities: The ratio of AppSec to Engineering teams is 1:100, leaving security unable to keep up with the speed as engineers are deploying new software. ![]() Shifting security left means that this entire cycle can be short-circuited as developers can fix security bugs the same way they fix all other flaws. Snyk estimates that developers spend, on average, 8 hours investigating and remediating a security bug after the security team has created a ticket.
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