| Focus | Streamlines the collaboration between software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops). | Adds a security (Sec) dimension to the DevOps approach, integrating security aspects at all software development and operation stages. |
| Culture and Team Involvement | Encourages collaboration between development and operations teams. | Promotes collaboration among development, operations, and security teams. Security is a shared responsibility. |
| Security Integration | Security checks often implemented towards the end of the development process or as a separate process. | Security is embedded from the project's inception and integrated throughout all phases of the development process ('shift-left'). |
| Benefits | Faster and more reliable software delivery due to efficient collaboration and automation. | All the benefits of DevOps, plus early and continuous identification and mitigation of security issues, leading to more secure and reliable products. |
| Challenges | Requires cultural change and training for effective collaboration. Teams sometimes overlook security. | Similar to DevOps, but with the added challenges of integrating security practices and overcoming potential resistance to the 'security by all' philosophy. |
| Tools | Tools primarily facilitate the CI/CD process. | In addition to DevOps tools, it uses tools to automate and integrate security checks, such as code analysis tools and continuous security monitoring. |
