Visible Ops Security

Visible Ops Security: Achieving Common Security and IT Operations Objectives in 4 Practical Steps
Author Gene Kim
Language English
Subject Internet Technology
Genre Non-fiction
Publisher IT Process Institute, Inc.
Publication date
March 17, 2008
Pages 112
Preceded by The Visible Ops Handbook
Followed by The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

Visible Ops Security: Achieving Common Security and IT Operations Objectives in 4 Practical Steps (2008) is the second book by IT innovator, author, and founder of Tripwire, Gene Kim. The book was co-authored by Paul Love and George Spafford and published by IT Revolution Press in March 2008. The book describes how to resolve the core conflicts businesses experience to respond more quickly to urgent business needs and provide stable, secure and predictable IT services.[1][2]

Description

The Visible Ops Security methodology helps IT organizations move beyond a focus on technology to address the core operational aspects of security.[3]

The book describes the four phases of the systematic approach to resolving fundamental problems in the operations and security sectors. They are:

  1. Stabilize the patient and get plugged into production
  2. Find business risks and fix fragile artifacts
  3. Implement development and release controls
  4. Continual improvement.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kabay, M.E. Introducing Visible Ops Security Network World. November 18, 2008.
  2. "An Introduction to Security Visible Ops With Gene Kim". TechRepublic.
  3. How security can add value to DevOps. CIO. March 6, 2012.
  4. Visible Ops Security IT Process Institute. Retrieved July 28, 2013.


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