Amazon Q Developer, Amazon Inspector & AI remediation for secure SDLC (DOP213)

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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.

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