Implementing DevSecOps Security Scanning
When to Use
- Setting up automated security scanning in a new or existing CI/CD pipeline
- Shifting security left by catching vulnerabilities before code reaches production
- Meeting compliance requirements (SOC 2, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001) that mandate automated security testing
- Integrating SAST, DAST, and SCA together to achieve comprehensive application security coverage
- Establishing security gates that block deployments containing critical or high-severity vulnerabilities
Do not use as a replacement for manual penetration testing. Automated scanning catches common vulnerability patterns but cannot replace human-driven security assessments for business logic flaws and complex attack chains.
Prerequisites
- CI/CD platform: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps
- Container runtime (Docker) for running scanning tools
- A staging environment URL for DAST scanning (DAST cannot test static code)
- Repository access with permissions to modify CI/CD workflow files
- Tool-specific requirements:
- Semgrep: free for open-source rulesets (
p/security-audit,p/owasp-top-ten) - Trivy: free, no account required
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