How Developer-Centric AppSec Testing Transforms DevOps Teams

This post advocates for integrating developer-centric application security testing tools into the CI pipeline. It suggests three types of tests: Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to identify vulnerable open-source dependencies, Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) to test running applications, and secrets detection to find leaked credentials. It outlines a four-step getting started playbook: local testing and configuration, non-blocking CI instrumentation, bug triage, and finally switching to blocking tests. The post emphasizes the cultural shift required for security to become an enabler rather than a blocker in fast-paced DevOps environments.