Key Points
Getting DevOps to mesh with security is a bit like a jigsaw - the right tools can make everything click. Ready to gear up? We've got a lineup of essential DevSecOps tools that the Intruder team swears by. Let’s look at which tools you can trust to automate and streamline your DevOps security.
What are DevSecOps tools?
DevSecOps tools, or DevOps security tools, are used to integrate security practices into the DevOps process and throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). There are different types of DevOps security tools that serve different functions, including:
- Vulnerability scanners: automated tools that proactively scan for weaknesses and new or emerging threats in your digital infrastructure before they can be exploited
- SAST tools: static application security testing, also known as white-box testing, is a method by which you can test code without running it
- Penetration testing tools: these help you discover assets in complex, hybrid environments, and can help evaluate systems against security benchmarks and compliance requirements
- Visualization tools: these monitoring tools automate, define, and measure development processes throughout your development pipeline
- Alerting tools: these provide real-time visibility into the performance and behavior of systems, applications, and services so you can identify and fix issues faster
- Secrets management tools: these manage digital authentication credentials, including passwords, keys, APIs and tokens for applications, services and privileged accounts
- Threat detection: these continuously monitor your cloud accounts and workloads for malicious activity, providing detailed findings for visibility and quick remediation
Read on for our list of top DevSecOps tools, or deep dive into our guide to DevOps security best practices.
Best DevOps security tools
Vulnerability scanning
- Trivy: known for its ability to perform comprehensive vulnerability scanning across container images and file systems, Trivy can detect OS vulnerabilities and application dependencies. It also provides detailed reports to facilitate remediation.
- Intruder: Offering continuous scanning, threat intelligence, and customizable templates, Intruder goes beyond traditional vulnerability scanning.
Static application security testing (SAST)
- GitLab SAST template: GitLab offers a SAST template that integrates seamlessly into your CI/CD pipeline. It scans source code for vulnerabilities, provides actionable insights, and enables you to rectify issues at the coding stage to promote secure coding practices.
Penetration testing
- Intruder: Intruder's penetration testing capabilities simulate real-world cyberattacks to detect and exploit vulnerabilities. It offers automated and manual testing services, with detailed reports and remediation advice.
Dashboard and visualization tools
- Datadog: Datadog’s advanced monitoring and analytics capabilities provide real-time insights into system performance, application health, and security events. It supports customizable dashboards, anomaly detection, and integrations with various DevOps tools.
- Sentry: Sentry specializes in error tracking and monitoring, offering real-time error reporting, performance monitoring, and release-health tracking to optimize application performance.
Alerting tools
- Datadog: In addition to monitoring, Datadog provides sophisticated alerting capabilities, customizable alert conditions, incident management, and integrations with communication platforms for timely notifications.
- Graylog: The tool offers centralized log management with real-time log processing, data enrichment, and correlation. It supports customizable dashboards, alerting, and reporting to enhance situational awareness.
- Sentry: Sentry's alerting features include metric alerts, issue alerts, and incident management—enabling teams to respond promptly to application errors and performance degradation.
Secrets management and detection
- 1Password: This password manager stores and manages sensitive information, including passwords, API keys, and certificates. 1Password supports multi-factor authentication, secure sharing, and audit logs for enhanced security.
- GitLab Secret Detection: The tool scans repositories for accidentally committed secrets—such as API keys and passwords—providing alerts and recommendations for remediation.
Threat detection
- Amazon GuardDuty: This managed threat detection service monitors AWS accounts and workloads for malicious or unauthorized behavior. Amazon GuardDuty relies on machine learning, anomaly detection, and threat intelligence to find and prioritize potential threats.
Trust Intruder to protect your pipeline
While our team trusts these tools to safeguard our own development process, taking the first steps into DevSecOps doesn’t need to be difficult. It can be as simple as implementing a vulnerability scanner like Intruder to find vulnerabilities throughout the development and deployment of your app.
Think of it as your DevOps health and safety guide, securing your journey with resilience baked in. It's about delivering web applications and software that is not only effective and efficient, but locked down and robust.
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