Azure DevOps Security: Robust Way to Protect Your Project

 In recent times Microsoft Azure DevOps Services has emerged as one of the trusted cloud-based platforms which offer end-to-end features for developing software. Use of this platform provides a wide range of security features and control systems to ensure the safety, security and privacy of software. Below are certain Azure DevOpsSecurity tips that the users can implement for the security of their software while using the Azure DevOps platform.

 

1. Control Access: As the name suggests this feature allows you to retain access to your Azure DevOps Services by assigning and defining the duties and responsibilities of every person working on a particular project. By doing this, you can minimise the chances of human prone errors that can be risky for the security of your project. By doing this, only authorized persons can access the functions, features, and data of the Azure DevOps platform. There are two ways by which you can control and govern the user’s access. This includes permission management and access level management.

 

2. Visibility: The Azure DevOps Services offers you the facility to change the visibility of your projects according to your preference from private to public and public to private. If a user is not signed in to your organization, in that case, they can only read your project. Once they have signed in to your organization they can access your projects and make necessary changes. This can be done in two ways (1) using project settings, and (2) using organization settings.

 

3. Protecting Repositories from Tampering: Azure DevOps facilitates you to develop policies which protect the repositories and branches of your project from tampering. For this, you can perform the following tasks.

 

1. Set repository and branch policies
2. Set repository and branch permissions
3. Disable forking

 

4. Reviewing Audit Logs: By using Azure DevOps you have the facility to access the audit logs that had taken within your organization during the last three months. In this way, you can check suspicious activities that can be risky for the security of your Azure platform.

 

5. Activating Web Application Firewalls: By implementing Web Application Firewalls you can protect the deployment of Azure DevOps Services. Implementation of Web Application Firewalls, you can filter, block, and monitor any suspicious traffic that can be risky for your DevOps. You can protect your project from attacks like cross-site scripting, SQL injection, etc.

 

6. Using WhiteSource Belt: The WhiteSource Bolt is a powerful extension that helps you to strengthen the security of Azure DevOps. It would be interesting to know that it’s a free extension that can scan and identify your projects and identify security issues automatically. By using this tool you can enjoy the benefits of open source technologies and protect your projects from risk.

 

Bottom Line: By using Azure DevOps security techniques you can protect your project from all types of cyber risks.