DevSecOps Fundamentals: A Practical Guide to Security, CI/CD, Automation, and Cloud-Native Development

Software moves faster than ever. Teams release new features continuously, infrastructure is increasingly automated, and applications depend on complex cloud-native environments. Yet security is often treated as a final checkpoint rather than an integral part of the development and delivery process. DevSecOps Fundamentals provides a practical introduction to the principles, processes, technologies, and cultural practices that bring security into the heart of modern software delivery. Rather than focusing only on tools, this book explains how DevSecOps works, why organizations adopt it, and how development, operations, and security teams can work together throughout the software development lifecycle. You will learn how to: Understand the evolution from DevOps to DevSecOps Build a security-focused DevOps culture Integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle Apply shift-left security principles effectively Design secure CI/CD processes Introduce automated security testing into development workflows Understand SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, and vulnerability management Protect source code, dependencies, credentials, and secrets Apply security principles to containers and cloud-native applications Understand Infrastructure as Code security Explore security considerations for Kubernetes environments Select and integrate DevSecOps tools appropriately Establish security policies, governance, and compliance practices Measure DevSecOps performance using meaningful metrics >Whether you are beginning your DevSecOps journey or looking to strengthen an existing DevOps environment, this book gives you the foundation needed to understand how security, development, operations, automation, and cloud-native engineering fit together. DevSecOps Fundamentals is the KNOW IT volume of The DevSecOps Engineering Series. Learn the principles. Understand the processes. Build the foundation for secure software delivery.