DevSecOps Shift-Left: Why 87% of Companies Will Suffer Attacks in 2026

## The New Paradigm: Security Is Not a Feature, It's Foundation

The traditional security model — develop fast, test later, fix when it leaks — officially died in 2025. Brazil's ANPD (National Data Protection Authority) automated enforcement with crawlers that scan public APIs for unprotected endpoints.

### The Cost of Not Having Shift-Left

1. **LGPD Fines:** Up to 2% of gross revenue (cap of R$ 50 million per violation).
2. **Carbonized Reputation:** A single data breach destroys months of organic traffic.
3. **Emergency Refactoring:** Hiring senior DevSecOps to put out fires costs 5x more than building secure from day one.

### The Cascavel™ Security Protocol

At RET, every line of code passes through 3 layers before reaching production:
- **SAST (Static Analysis):** Automated static analysis in CI/CD — vulnerabilities die before merge.
- **DAST (Dynamic Analysis):** Automated penetration tests in staging.
- **SCA (Software Composition Analysis):** Every npm dependency is audited against known CVEs.

### The ROI of Proactive Security
A preventive audit costing $3.7k saves $100k in fines, $40k in emergency consulting, and the incalculable value of your clients' trust.

**Security is not a cost. It's the only investment that protects all the others.**