The Transcendence of Cloud-Native Application Development
Cloud-native application development has transcended legacy infrastructure and opened doors to advanced container architecture and service platforms.
With rapid integration and deployment for development teams and increased automation and visibility for operations teams, application development has given rise to microservices-based architectures leveraging agile DevOps processes. And with immutable infrastructures, organizations have focused on cloud-specific strategies and innovations to compete and deliver better business outcomes and success.
According to an Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) study, 74 percent of companies who cite an extensive use of DevOps are also employing agile software development practices.
While this all sounds amazing, we are forgetting something…security. Traditionally, security teams have been tasked with securing the network perimeter, data center, and monolithic applications. But this is all changing, as DevOps teams are moving at a faster pace than traditional security can keep up with. Organizations are recognizing the need to shift mainstream security techniques to focus on the development processes, services, and packages that make up cloud-native applications. Whether its cloud migration, container development, or serverless computing, IT security teams are challenged with how best to protect and manage agile cloud development ecosystems and deployment and runtime platforms, without slowing down DevOps. So, how can security become more agile and protect this new world?
Spoiler: Security doesn’t go away; it just takes on different forms.
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