Start Left® SBDE

Secure by Design Enablement (SBDE) is a platform by Start Left® Security that embeds security culture, training, and governance directly into development teams and workflows. It is designed to drive DevSecOps adoption by addressing the human and organizational dimensions of security, rather than relying solely on tooling. The platform operates across three primary areas: 1. Culture Shift: SBDE promotes security as a shared team responsibility by establishing Security Champions programs, delivering developer-centric training, and aligning security practices with existing development workflows. 2. Gamified Learning: Training is auto-prescribed based on real findings from SAST, SCA, and DAST scans, making it contextual and just-in-time. Developers engage through leaderboards, challenges, badges, and incentive-based rewards. Learning is embedded directly into DevOps workflows rather than delivered through separate portals. 3. Governance and Measurement: The platform provides live risk scoring, security maturity tracking, and policy-driven guardrails that automate security enforcement across CI/CD pipelines. Key metrics such as Mean Time to Remediation (MTTR) and security adoption rates are tracked continuously. SBDE also supports broader Secure by Design principles including memory-safe programming guidance, software supply chain security (dynamic SBOMs, open-source risk management), and integration of automated security testing (SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning, CSPM) into DevOps pipelines. The platform aims to reduce vulnerabilities, improve DevOps efficiency, and accelerate incident response through proactive security culture and governance.