DevSecOps Is Failing Because Security Is Still Being Sold as a Product, Not a Practice

DevSecOps Is Failing Because Security Is Still Being Sold as a Product, Not a Practice

From Cybersecurity Tech Brief By HackerNoon by HackerNoon

May 21, 2026 · 5 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the failure of DevSecOps due to the perception of security as a product rather than a practice.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/devsecops-is-failing-because-security-is-still-being-sold-as-a-product-not-a-practice . A security product gives you a tool and a dashboard. A security practice gives you a discipline that gets embedded into how your engineers work every day. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive content about #devsecops , #devops , #devops-security , #cloud , #web-development , #linux , #kubernetes , #terraform , and more. This story was written by: @varunvarde . Learn more about this writer by checking @varunvarde's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Discover why DevSecOps is failing to fully integrate security into the development process due to the continued emphasis on selling security as a product rather than promoting it as an ongoing practice. Learn how shifting this mindset can greatly improve the overall security of your organization's software and processes.

People in this episode

Host: HackerNoon

Topics covered

  • DevSecOps
  • cybersecurity
  • software development
  • security practices
  • engineering

Keywords

  • DevSecOps
  • cybersecurity
  • security practices
  • software development
  • engineering discipline

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