The Benefits of DevSecOps

Integrate the following with other themes of fragility, agility, lean, and complexity.

“Organizations that used these capabilities extensively within their approach experienced, on average, a 108-day shorter time to identify and contain the breach. They also reported USD 1.76 million lower data breach costs compared to organizations that didn’t use security AI and automation capabilities.”

“Cloud environments were frequent targets for cyberattackers in 2023. Attackers often gained access to multiple environments, with 39% of breaches spanning multiple environments and incurring a higher-thanaverage cost of USD 4.75 million.”

“Organizations with high DevSecOps adoption saved USD 1.68 million compared to those with low or no adoption. Compared to other cost-mitigating factors, DevSecOps demonstrated the largest cost savings.”

Organizations that reported low or no security system complexity experienced an average data breach cost of USD 3.84 million in 2023. Those with high levels of security system complexity reported an average cost of USD 5.28 million, representing an increase of 31.6%.

Sources

IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023