Fix the developers vs. security conflict by shifting further left

The prolonged tension between developers and security teams can undermine the efficacy of cloud security, with both sides having different priorities and using mismatched tools. To resolve this conflict, platform-led workflows that make cloud security seamless and scalable are recommended. This involves shifting further left by establishing a secure, golden developer path, reducing friction between teams, and satisfying their objectives. The shift-left movement emphasizes the importance of testing and other aspects of security and QA review in the early and middle stages of development rather than just at the end. By leveraging APIs, automated checks, self-service tooling, and guardrails like secure modules and policy as code, organizations can avoid bottlenecks created by development teams submitting changes for manual review by security or compliance teams. The right tools and platforms are crucial in improving collaboration between dev and sec teams, with a focus on Infrastructure Lifecycle Management (ILM) and Security Lifecycle Management (SLM). HashiCorp's Infrastructure Cloud, which includes Terraform and Vault, is one such solution that supports secure provisioning and centralized secrets management.