Why does the customer need this?
Secure development is not needed for a beautiful scanner report. It is needed so that businesses can release digital products, personal accounts, APIs, mobile applications, integrations, AI services and internal systems without the constant risk of leaks, downtime, urgent rework and release blocking at the last moment.
We build DevSecOps as a workflow: where exactly the code is checked, who is responsible for the vulnerability, which defects block the release, which go to the backlog, how the team sees the risk, how information security receives reporting, and development - clear rules for correction.
Secure Development Fundamentals
DevSecOps does not start with purchasing a tool, but with the rules of a secure SDLC. The team must understand threats, store secrets correctly, control dependencies, review code before merging, test the application before release, manage vulnerabilities after launch, and maintain responsibility between development, DevOps and information security.
Security by design
Security requirements, threat model, access roles, data, integrations and restrictions are fixed before active development, not after release.
Secure coding
Teams receive coding rules, code review, SAST, secret scanning, dangerous patterns control and a clear correction process.
Supply chain control
SCA/OSA, dependency analysis, licenses, containers, images and IaC help reduce the risk of vulnerabilities from third-party components.
Remediation process
The vulnerability is given an owner, SLA, priority, exception, or remediation plan. Without this, scanners quickly become noise.
Secure SDLC Scheme
Security must go alongside development at every stage. Below is a practical diagram of the development cycle with a security loop that can be tailored to your team, stack, and regulatory requirements.
Idea and requirements
We record the business goal, data, roles, criticality, regulations, Federal Law No. 152-FZ, CII, if applicable, and logging requirements.
Architecture
We carry out threat modeling, determine trust boundaries, APIs, secrets, integrations, network zones and requirements for HLD/LLD.
Code and review
We integrate secure coding, code review, SAST, secret scanning, rules for repositories and control of critical changes.
Dependencies
We check libraries, containers, open source, licenses, CVE, base images and IaC before getting into the release branch.
Assembly and pipeline
We configure security gates, artifact signatures, secret control, environment separation, logging and CI/CD rights.
Testing
We add DAST, API security, fuzz/negative tests if necessary, MAST for mobile scenarios and business logic testing.
Release
The risk is assessed before production: what blocks the release, what is taken with compensating measures, who approves exceptions.
Operation
We monitor vulnerabilities, WAF/API events, incidents, new CVEs, patch backlog, metrics and repeat the improvement cycle.
What does RESTART undertake?
| Customer's task | What do we do |
|---|---|
| Understand the current maturity of development and information security | We conduct a survey of SDLC, repositories, CI/CD, environments, roles, tools, incidents, backlog of vulnerabilities and the release process. |
| Integrate security without stopping development | We design the target process: security gates, triage rules, SLA, exceptions, roles, metrics, reporting and order of interaction between teams. |
| Select and implement AppSec tools | We configure SAST, SCA, DAST, secret scanning, container/IaC security, ASPM, WAF/API protection and integration with repositories, CI/CD, SIEM, ITSM and backlog. |
| Make vulnerabilities manageable | We are building a remediation process: prioritization, owner, deadline, risk exclusion, re-check, dashboards and management reporting. |
| Prepare teams for regular work | We transmit regulations, checklists, acceptance criteria, instructions for developers, DevOps and information security, as well as a maturity development plan. |
Security checkpoints
| Control | What we check | Why business |
|---|---|---|
| SAST | Errors in code, unsafe patterns, injection, access control, crypto misuse, error handling. | We find defects before release and reduce the cost of fixing them. |
| SCA / OSA | Vulnerable dependencies, open source, licenses, transitive dependencies, obsolete versions. | We manage supply chain risk and speed up updates. |
| Secret scanning | Keys, tokens, passwords, certificates and secrets in repositories, pipelines and artifacts. | We prevent compromise of access and leaks from CI/CD. |
| Container and IaC security | Base images, containers, Kubernetes/IaC manifests, privileges, network policies, unsafe configs. | We reduce the risk of insecure infrastructure around the application. |
| DAST / API security | Behavior of a running application, API, authorization, sessions, input data, business logic. | We check what will actually be attacked in the external or internal environment. |
| WAF and runtime control | Web/API perimeter, application attacks, bots, DDoS, suspicious traffic, virtual patches. | We provide additional protection to production while the team eliminates defects in the code. |
How not to turn DevSecOps into a release brake
The main risk of AppSec projects is to overwhelm the development with thousands of finds without priority and a clear owner. Therefore, we build a risk-aware process: critical vulnerabilities and secrets block the release, medium defects receive an SLA, low defects go to the backlog, controversial cases undergo risk acceptance with the responsible owner.
The team receives not an abstract list of problems, but a working operating model: severity, exploitability, asset criticality, owner, deadline, exception, re-validation and metrics. This is how information security sees controllability, development understands the rules, and the business receives a predictable release process.
Communication with information security, DevOps and development
DevSecOps is at the intersection of three RESTART practices: information security, DevOps/operations and custom development. This allows us to go beyond auditing: we can design the process, integrate checks into the pipeline, modify the application, set up the infrastructure, connect information security vendors and support development.
If the project is related to personal data, ISPD, GIS, CII or a regulated enterprise landscape, we take into account the requirements from the very beginning. RESTART is licensed by FSTEC of Russia and develops DevSecOps as part of the group’s licensed information security practice.
AppSec Partner Technologies
AppSec and DevSecOps tools should help the team release secure code faster, rather than become a separate layer of bureaucracy. RESTART selects and implements partner technologies for your development stack, pipeline, repositories, containers, web/API perimeter, information security requirements and team maturity: from SAST, SCA and secret scanning to DAST, WAF, VM, ASPM and remediation control.
AppSec
ASPM, SAST, SCA/OSA, MAST, AI Security, App Shielding
Positive Technologies
VM, SIEM, AppSec, NDR, WAF, cyber resilience
ServicePipe
AntiDDoS, Bot Protection, Cloud WAF, web/API protection
UserGate
NGFW, SUMMA, SIEM, LogAn, Client, SecaaS
Partners are listed as the technology backbone of the solution class. The specific composition of products, versions, licenses, certificates and delivery conditions are confirmed before the project.
What does the client get?
- a map of the current SDLC, pipeline, repositories, roles and security tools;
- target DevSecOps model with security gates, SLA, risk acceptance and metrics;
- configured checks SAST, SCA, DAST, secret scanning, container/IaC security and other controls for the customer’s stack;
- integration with CI/CD, backlog, ITSM, SIEM/SOAR and management reporting;
- rules of triage, prioritization and remediation, understandable to development, DevOps and information security;
- a roadmap for developing AppSec maturity without abruptly stopping product teams.
First practical step
The optimal start is diagnostics of DevSecOps and AppSec environment. In 1-2 working sessions you can understand which applications and APIs are critical, how the release process works, what tools already exist, where secrets are stored, how vulnerabilities are processed and what security gates are needed in the first place.
After diagnostics, the customer receives a realistic roadmap: quick improvements, pilot pipeline, list of tools, roles, metrics, implementation order and team composition.
Frequently asked questions
Is it possible to start with one application?
Yes. Often the best start is a pilot on one critical application or API, where you can test security gates, triage and pipeline integration.
Do I need to change the entire CI/CD?
Not always. Usually we build controls into an existing process, and make changes gradually: repositories, assemblies, environments, roles and release rules.
What to do if you already have scanners?
We check the quality of settings, noise, coverage, blocking rules, SLA fixes, ownership and connection to the backlog. Often value comes not from a new tool, but from the right process.
Let's discuss your environment
Describe the task, current systems, constraints, and expected results. We will offer a practical first step: diagnostics, pilot, audit, roadmap or project team.
