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In the face of ever-growing security threats, DevSecOps teams need full-stack observability to help break down siloes and allow technologists to continue to deliver innovation, argues Erwan Paccard, Director of Product Marketing at Cisco AppDynamics
In response to the pandemic, technologists implemented digital transformation projects 3X faster than any previous time, according to The Agents of Transformation 2021: the rise of full-stack observability. Rapid innovation for enterprises has remained a constant challenge for IT teams as they continue to manage the increased pressure placed on them to provide flawless digital experiences and sustain digital business growth. At the same time security threats have increased at an unprecedented rate. Ransomware attacks, for example, skyrocketed by 62% in the last two years and in another recent report the average cost of a data breach among companies reached $4.24 million per incident in 2021, the highest in 17 years. Here, Erwan Paccard, Director of Product Marketing, Cisco AppDynamics explains why DevSecOps teams need full-stack observability to continue to deliver innovation in the face of ever-growing security threats.
Ensuring the security of a business' software and IT infrastructure is critical, but so too is the need for security and innovation to thrive side-by-side. Historically software developers and security teams have worked in silos with conflicting goals of disruption to innovate versus stability to manage risks. These conflicting goals can dramatically slow response times and hamper the vital improvements required to strengthen defenses against cyber-attacks. The emergence of DevSecOps - a modern approach to software development where DevOps and security teams collaborate and come together earlier in the software lifecycle - is a vital step in the right direction.
But are DevSecOps teams failing to maximize their full potential due to a lack of comprehensive visibility across the entire...