# Incorporating security by design: Managing risk in DevSecOps

DevFeed: [Incorporating security by design: Managing risk in DevSecOps](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/incorporating-security-by-design-managing-risk-in-devsecops-7972.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/incorporating-security-by-design-managing-risk-in-devsecops/>)

Author: Ben Desjardins

Published: 2025-02-25T05:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [DevSecOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devsecops.md>), [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>), [sdlc](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdlc.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Agile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agile.md>)

Tags: [application-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/application-security.md>), [awareness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/awareness.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [dependencies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dependencies.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [devsecops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devsecops.md>), [megawatt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/megawatt.md>), [pmm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pmm.md>), [secure-by-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-by-design.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [shift-left](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shift-left.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>), [strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/strategy.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains why security should be embedded throughout the application lifecycle, from design and coding through testing and deployment. It presents secure-by-design and DevSecOps practices as ways to mitigate threats early, reduce remediation costs, and integrate security more effectively with developer workflows.

## Source excerpt

Explore the business value of mitigating security threats early in the development process and embedding security at every stage throughout the entire application lifecycle, and some of the most effective ways to adopt a secure-by-design approach.