To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Development and Operations (DevOps) teams are often pressured by executives and sales teams to get software products completed and out the door and into the market as quickly as possible so the products can generate income. Often, security is not the highest priority for DevOps, as adding security features may affect the performance of the software or add time to the deployment schedule. The SolarWinds hack is a crucial reminder to DevOps teams to build security into software products, and to complete due diligence on the security protocols regarding the DevOps teams of vendors that make components used by software manufacturers, such as JetBrains.