The most recommended tools for DevSecOps Engineers: Use cases- twtech.

 

DevSecOps engineers use a variety of tools to integrate security into the DevOps pipeline. 

Here are the most recommended tools categorized for use cases by twtech:

1. Code & Dependency Security (SAST, SCA)

• SonarQube – Static analysis for code quality and security.
• Snyk – Scans for vulnerabilities in code, dependencies, and containers.
• Checkmarx – Enterprise-grade Static Application Security Testing (SAST).
• Bandit – Security analysis for Python code.
• Trivy – Scans OS, dependencies, and IaC (Infrastructure as Code).

2. Container & Kubernetes Security

• Aqua Security – Container runtime protection.
• Sysdig Secure – Threat detection and compliance for containers and Kubernetes.
• Falco – Kubernetes runtime security and anomaly detection.
• Anchore – Scans container images for vulnerabilities.
• Clair – Container vulnerability scanner.

3. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security

• Terraform Sentinel – Policy-as-code for Terraform.
• Checkov – Scans Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, and ARM templates.
• TFLint – Linter for Terraform code.
• KICS – Finds security misconfigurations in IaC.

4. Cloud Security & Compliance (CSPM)

• AWS Security Hub – Centralized security view for AWS.
• Prisma Cloud – Multi-cloud security and compliance.
• Prowler – AWS security auditing.
• Cloud Custodian – Cloud policy automation.
• Scout Suite – Multi-cloud security auditing.

5. Secret Management

• Ansible-Vault – Secure storage of secrets.
• AWS Secrets Manager – Managed secrets storage.
• Doppler – Centralized secrets management.
• TruffleHog – Scans for exposed credentials in repositories.

6. CI/CD Security

• GitGuardian – Detects hardcoded secrets in Git repositories.
• OWASP Dependency-Check – Scans dependencies for vulnerabilities.
• JFrog Xray – Security analysis for binaries and dependencies.
• Pre-commit Hooks – Security checks before code is committed.
• Trivy :  images vulnerability scan.
• Sonarqube: scan code and produce a report.

7. Web Application Security (DAST)

• OWASP ZAP – Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST).
• Burp Suite – Web security scanner for pentesting.
• Netsparker – Automated web application security testing.
• Nikto – Scans web servers for vulnerabilities.

8. Endpoint & Network Security

• Wazuh – SIEM, intrusion detection, and security monitoring.
• Suricata – Network IDS/IPS and security monitoring.
• OSSEC – Open-source host-based intrusion detection.
• CrowdStrike Falcon – Next-gen endpoint protection.
• Fail2ban:   scan IPs and detect malicious threats, sends email alert and ban the IPs. for example : too many attempts of failed password 

9. Policy-as-Code & Compliance

• Open Policy Agent (OPA) – Policy-as-Code for Kubernetes, CI/CD, and more.
• Aws TLS/ SSL  used to encrypt traffic to n-users for PII (personal identification information), PHI ( personal health information ) applications
• Kyverno – Kubernetes-native policy engine.
• Datadog Security Monitoring – Security and compliance monitoring.
• Dynatrace:

10. Threat Intelligence , Monitoring and obsevability:

• Security Onion – Security monitoring and log analysis.
• TheHive – Threat response and incident management.
• Shodan – Scans the internet for exposed assets.
• Cortex – Automated threat intelligence enrichment.
• Aws cloudwatch:  scraps logs to Get a deeper understand of infra, security posture and function via container insights.
• Trivy operator: vulnerability scan and report via dashboard.
• Prometheus and grafana :  scrap logs, alerts and export for better-graphical dashboard visibility respectively.
• ELK : scraps log and export for better observability. 

Insights: All-in-One DevSecOps Platforms

• Tenable.io – Vulnerability management.
• Qualys – Cloud-based security platform.
• Lacework – Automated security for cloud workloads.

twtech Thoughts:

twtech DevSecOps Engineer select tools based on:

The technology stack (AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines).
The security requirements (code security, cloud security, compliance).
Integration with existing DevOps workflows.

Monitoring and observability: minimize outages, debug and Improve.