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Securing the Software Development Lifecycle with AWS Tools
Shifting Security Left with Amazon CodeGuru Developer
- Integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle, starting from the developer's workstation using Amazon CodeGuru Developer.
- In the IDE, CodeGuru Developer can provide:
- Architectural guidance and design recommendations
- Real-time code suggestions and fixes
- Automated unit test generation
- Continuous code reviews and security scanning
- Troubleshooting and debugging support for operational issues
Securing Code in the CI/CD Pipeline
- Use CodeGuru Security to scan code in the CI/CD pipeline, integrating with tools like GitLab, GitHub Actions, and AWS CodePipeline.
- Configurable security thresholds to fail builds based on severity of findings (e.g., block critical/high vulnerabilities from going to production).
Continuous Monitoring and Vulnerability Management with Amazon Inspector
- Amazon Inspector provides continuous monitoring and vulnerability scanning for EC2 instances, Lambda functions, and container images in ECR.
- Supports both agent-based and agentless scanning modes.
- Detects vulnerabilities in both OS packages and application-level dependencies.
- Integrates with AWS Security Hub for centralized visibility and incident management.
- Inspector can also provide code-level security recommendations and proposed fixes using generative AI.
Enabling a Secure Software Development Lifecycle
- Shift security left by integrating security tooling within the developer's IDE (CodeGuru Developer).
- Scan code during the CI/CD process to enforce security standards (CodeGuru Security).
- Continuously monitor running applications in production for vulnerabilities (Amazon Inspector).
- Leverage the integrations between these tools to enable a comprehensive and automated secure SDLC.
