New Research From VMware Reveals Deepening Divide Between Developer and Security Teams
September 22 2021 - 08:00AM
Business Wire
Security teams must rethink processes to aid
innovation and customer experience
VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise
software, today announced findings from a study on the relationship
between IT, security, and development teams as organizations adopt
a Zero Trust security model. The study, titled “Bridging the
Developer and Security Divide” and conducted by Forrester
Consulting on behalf of VMware, found that security is still
perceived as a barrier in organizations, with 52% of developers
believing that security policies are stifling their innovation.
Forrester Consulting surveyed 1,475 IT and security leaders and
discovered that only one in five (22%) developers strongly agree
that they understand which security policies they are expected to
comply with. Alarmingly, more than a quarter (27%) of the
developers surveyed are not involved at all in security policy
decisions, despite many of these greatly impacting their roles.
Organizations where security and development teams have a positive
relationship can accelerate the software development lifecycle five
business days faster than those without – demonstrating how speed
to market and competitive advantage are at stake here.
Seventy-three percent of respondents agreed that their senior
leadership focuses more on strengthening the relationship between
development and security than they did two years ago, but
relationships are still strained. In fact, more than one in three
(37%) decision makers reported their organizations’ teams are not
effectively collaborating or taking strides to strengthen
relationships between security and development teams. Lack of role
definition for development teams, lack of communication between
teams and competing priorities have major impacts on
collaboration.
“Our research shows that security needs a perception shift,”
said Rick McElroy, principal cybersecurity strategist, VMware.
“Rather than be seen as the team that only swoops in to fix
breaches and leaks, or who ‘gets in the way’ of innovation,
security should be embedded across people, processes, and
technologies. Security needs to be a team sport that works
alongside IT and developers to ensure protection across clouds,
apps and all digital infrastructure. We have to develop a culture
where all teams have shared interests and common goals or metrics,
and where they speak one language. There’s overwhelming value to
the business when IT, security, and developers are all part of the
decision making, design, and execution.”
Shared team priorities and engagement will pave the way forward
and there’s already progress being made on this front. More than
half (53%) of respondents expect security and development teams to
be unified within three years. And 42% expect security to become
more embedded in the development process in that same period.
There’s a broader acknowledgment that cross-team alignment empowers
businesses to reduce team silos (71%), create more secure
applications (70%) and increase agility to adopt new workflows
& technologies (66%).
The full study, complete with recommendations to bridge the
divide between developer and security teams, can be downloaded
here.
Methodology
VMware commissioned a survey, undertaken by an independent
research organization, Forrester Consulting, in April 2021. 1,475
IT and security managers and above (including CIOs and CISOs) with
responsibility for security strategy and decision-making were
surveyed with an additional 5 qualitative interviews with IT and
security and development VP and above (including CIOs and CISOs)
with responsibility for development or security strategy
decision-making. Respondents were from a range of industries
including technology services, manufacturing, financial services,
retail and healthcare. The research was carried out across 26
countries around the world, including: Australia, Belgium, Canada,
China, France, Finland, Germany, India, Italy, Israel, Japan,
Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia,
South Africa, Spain, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey, United
Kingdom, United States, UAE.
About VMware
VMware software powers the world’s complex digital
infrastructure. The company’s cloud, app modernization, networking,
security, and digital workspace offerings help customers deliver
any application on any cloud across any device. Headquartered in
Palo Alto, California, VMware is committed to being a force for
good, from its breakthrough technology innovations to its global
impact. For more information, please visit
https://www.vmware.com/company.html.
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