How to Combine Observability-driven Development and Security

In today’s tech landscape, applications are more intricate, making them vulnerable to various cyber threats and data breaches due to their extensive data connections. Traditional security methods struggle to keep up with the rapidly evolving threat landscape. This is where observability steps in. <h1>What is observability-driven development?</h1> Observability-driven development (ODD) strives to create highly transparent systems by integrating observability into the entire software development process, starting from the early stages of code instrumentation. Unlike conventional monitoring which concentrates solely on the application’s health, observability offers a comprehensive understanding of the system’s performance through real-time data. <h2>Embedding observability in development</h2> Observability-driven development is emerging as a methodology for comprehensively observing, maintaining and optimizing complex systems. By utilizing metrics, logs, traces, events, and observability tools, development teams can achieve several key objectives: <ol> <li>Understand the underlying causes of system issues, going beyond mere identification to uncover why problems occur.</li> <li>Attain a comprehensive view of the entire system, from the application to the network layer.</li> <li>Streamline development processes and daily operations through the integration of observability pipelines and automation.</li> <li>Detect performance issues early in the development cycle and address bottlenecks, including those originating from intricate systems such as microservices and cloud-native applications. <ol> <li>Minimize incidents and downtime, while continually enhancing application performance and user satisfaction.</li> </ol> </li> </ol> <a href="https://medium.com/eteam/how-to-combine-observability-driven-development-and-security-64e4b0ca745e">Read More</a>