CheckMarx Survey

DevOps, Automation and Security Tools

Checkmarx and DevOps.com are conducting this survey about organizations’ implementation of DevOps and related automation and security tools. We will publish the results of this survey to help organizations better ascertain:

- Your organization’s progress on your DevOps adoption journey
- Your role in the organization and your responsibilities for DevOps transformation
- Automation and Security tooling capabilities you’re using for DevOps and cloud-native applications
- Your ability to overcome challenges and obstacles standing in your way to successfully implementing DevOps.

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* 1. Which best describes your primary role?

Software developer or engineer

Infrastructure engineer

DevOps engineer

Site reliability engineer

Release Engineer

Architect (software, cloud, DevOps)

Security

Development lead or development manager

DevOps/DevSecOps engineer

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How many employees work at your company

1-99

100-250

251-500

501-1000`

1001 - 5000

more than 5000

not sure

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* 3. In which region of the World is your organization's local office located?

North America

Asia

Africa

Europe

Middle East

South America

Australia

New Zealand

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* 4. How long have you been using DevOps processes and tools?

Less than 1 year

1-2 years

3 or more years

Have not started, but plan to in the near future

Have not started and have no current plans to in the near future

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* 5. How prevalent is your adoption of DevOps processes and tools?

Used on a single or small number of teams

Expanded use on multiple teams across the department or business unit

Used across most teams

Don’t know

Don't currently have DevOps practices and tools

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* 6. How much do you anticipate your department or business unit spending on DevOps tools (non-security related) over the next 12 months?

Zero Spending

$1 - $10,000

$10,000 - $99,999

$100,000 - $249,999

$250,000 - $499,999

$500,000 - $999,999

More than $1M

Not sure

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* 7. How much do you anticipate your department or business unit spending on application security tools for DevOps teams over the next 12 months?

Zero Spending

$1 - $10,000

$10,000- $99,999

$100,000 - $249,999

$250,000 - $499,999

$500,000 - $999,999

More than $1M

Not sure

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* 8. What percentage of your deployments (continuous delivery) are automated?

None

< 25%

25-50%

51-75%

76-99%

100%

Not sure

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* 9. Which software development related tools do you currently use (select 1 or more)?

Source Code/Version Management

Containers

Container management

Automated Testing/Testing Framework

Configuration Management

Value stream management

Infrastructure as code

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Which software development related tools do you plan to add over the next 12 months (select 1 or more)?

Source Code/Version Management

Containers

Container management

Automated Testing/Testing Framework

Configuration Management

Value stream management

Infrastructure as code

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Which security tools do you currently use (select 1 or more)?

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

Cloud-Native/Container Security Platform

Network Vulnerability Scanner

Secrets/Password Management System

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Which security tools do you plan to add over the next 12 months (select 1 or more)?

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

Cloud-Native/Container Security Platform

Network vulnerability Scanner

Secrets/Password Management System

None of the Above

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Where do you perform the majority of your application security testing? (choose 1)

In the Cloud

Currently shifting to the Cloud

We don't have application security testing

We outsource our testing to another company

On premises

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Which of the following are most important to you when considering adopting DevOps and AppSec tools? (Choose one)

Reliability

Efficiency

Cost

Ease of use

Not sure

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* 15. What are the top goals you’re trying to accomplish with the adoption of DevOps and AppSec tools and processes? (Choose just one)

Faster update release times

Fewer coding bugs or errors

Delivering more value to the customer than competitors

Improving the efficiency of your programming methods

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* 16. What are the top obstacles you’re facing with your current DevSecOps model? (Choose one)

Lack of "buy in" from all levels of the company

Lack of guidance and DevSecOps experience/expertise

Overworked SRE engineers

Lack of communication and collaboration between departments

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* 17. Enter your name+email address to join our $50 Amazon gift card raffle for taking this survey.

Name

Email Address

That's it. Thanks so much for taking the time for this survey