Developers are bolstering data security defense. Here are four things they should keep in mind when securing the software supply chain.
Chief information officers (CIOs) rank security as the No. 1 challenge across IT organizations. And, 82% of them say their own software supply chains are vulnerable.
Therefore, as security threats continue to evolve and become more sophisticated, developers have been tapped to work closely with security teams to bake a layer of security in from the ground up and ensure measures are taken throughout the development lifecycle.
As a result of this and other factors, cybersecurity has become an increasingly costly issue. In a recent report, McKinsey predicted that damage from cyberattacks will amount to roughly $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, a 300% increase from 2015.
At the same time, governments around the world have taken note of risks to the software supply chain. In the U.S., the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a list of cyber performance goals designed to protect critical infrastructure across the country. For now, these guidelines are voluntary, but there are signs that they could serve as a foundation for federal regulations.
This is a positive sign, but as it stands, there is one group increasingly bolstering the front lines of defense in the battle for data security: Developers.
Security teams are charged with doing whatever it takes to secure their organization’s data, but with the increasing numbers and methods of software supply chain attacks, it’s becoming a tough ask. Enforcing policies across a wide variety of operations is a growing concern, and security teams are also tasked with implementing compliance and best practices.
The result in many organizations has been overstretched teams and a “downhill” effect on development teams inevitably called in to fix and fortify against the myriad of oft-deprioritized supply chain issues.
