DEVSECOPS IN HEALTHCARE: BUILDING SECURE AND COMPLIANT PATIENT ENGAGEMENT APPLICATIONS

Abstract

At present, the health- care industry is experiencing a dynamic shift mainly characterised by the use of modern technologies in developing patients’ interaction. Nevertheless, the nature of all the accumulated data in healthcare is rather sensitive, and the demands of current legislation like HIPAA or GDPR require that the software be adequately secure and fully compliant. DevSecOps, a practice incorporating security throughout the SDLC, offers a solution to the healthcare industry that DevOps could not. The following work focuses on the effects of DevSecOps during patient engagement application development with enhanced security and compliance. In this paper, such basic concepts as security automation, continuous compliance checking, and code security are explained in detail to outline a four-step methodology applicable to healthcare. The work includes case studies, risk studies, implementation issues, and comparing traditional DevOps and DevSecOps. Hence, there is a focus on SAST tools, DAST tools, container security, and IaC scanning. Last, it emerges that security should be imbued as a foundational mindset and that development teams should be constantly trained. As the findings suggest, adopting DevSecOps also reduces risks for the organization. It furthers compliance and proper security while at the same time improving the speed and stability of software delivery, making this approach critical to the healthcare sector.