Tackling The DevSecOps Gap In Software Understanding
DevOps.com, Friday, August 22nd, 2025
When I first read the recent article from CISA titled 'Tackling the National Gap in Software Understanding,' I had the same reaction I imagine many of you did: Well, of course this is necessary. Who in their right mind doesn't want better visibility into the software used in our most mission-critical systems?
But then I thought a bit more. It's not just necessary-it's overdue. And not only for national security systems. This gap in software understanding exists across nearly every enterprise and agency in the public and private sector. The real challenge is not recognizing the problem. It's addressing it early, systemically and sustainably-especially in a DevSecOps context.
Let's dig into what this really means, why it matters, and where we go from here.