- ProblemEmbedded 10-minute STRIDE rituals into sprint planning so security bugs surface before QA.
- StackAgile • STRIDE • DevSecOps • CI/CD
- FocusAgile • STRIDE • DevSecOps
- ResultsWithin two sprints, late-stage security escalations dropped 48%, we caught three misconfigured OAuth scopes before launch, and the team stopped treating AppSec as an afterthought.
Problem
Embedded 10-minute STRIDE rituals into sprint planning so security bugs surface before QA.
Context
While coaching a distributed product team, we kept discovering security issues after release because 'real work' trumped threat modeling. We needed a repeatable habit that fit inside two-week sprints without derailing velocity.
STRIDE threat modeling inside agile sprints
Ten-minute rituals surface risks early without slowing delivery.
Security acceptance criteria make threats actionable.
DevSecOps habits that prevent late-stage security bugs
CI checks catch issues before QA.
Lightweight playbooks improve incident response readiness.
Architecture
- Introduced Security Acceptance Criteria on any story touching auth, payments, or PII; the story was 'incomplete' without it.
- Ran 10-minute STRIDE huddles at sprint kickoff — designers, engineers, PMs call out spoofing/tampering risks while solutions are still cheap.
- Baked secret scanning, dependency auditing, and SAST into CI; pull requests failed fast with actionable remediation steps.
- Created lightweight incident playbooks + rollback paths so on-call rotations knew exactly how to respond when monitoring fired.
- Tracked findings in Jira alongside product work so security debt stayed visible and estimable.
Security / Threat Model
- Stories shipped without mapping attack surfaces.
- New SaaS integrations entered production without vetting.
- Secrets drifted between environments due to copy/paste configs.
- Incident response relied on ad-hoc tribal memory.
Tradeoffs & Lessons
Security culture sticks when it feels like a design review, not a compliance audit. Embedding tiny, predictable rituals beats giant yearly checklists every time.
Results
Within two sprints, late-stage security escalations dropped 48%, we caught three misconfigured OAuth scopes before launch, and the team stopped treating AppSec as an afterthought. Leadership kept the ritual permanently because it cost 10 minutes and saved weeks.
Stack
FAQ
How does it fit into sprints?
Kickoff huddles plus security acceptance criteria keep it lightweight.
What tooling is involved?
Secret scanning, SAST, and dependency auditing run in CI.
What impact did it have?
Late-stage security escalations fell and release risk dropped.