CI/CD security best practices for protecting software delivery pipelines in enterprise and regulated environments. This category covers CI/CD pipeline security, secrets management, artifact integrity, access control, and risk mitigation across the continuous integration and continuous delivery lifecycle.
Why CI/CD Pipelines Fall Within ISO 27001 ISMS Scope Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines are not merely engineering conveniences — they are information processing facilities that handle source code, credentials, cryptographic keys, and production deployment authority. Under ISO 27001, any system that processes, stores, or transmits information assets must fall within the scope … Read more
NIS2 Article 23: Incident Reporting Requirements Overview NIS2 Article 23 imposes strict incident notification obligations on essential and important entities. Organisations must report significant incidents to their national CSIRT or competent authority within tight timeframes: Early warning: Within 24 hours of becoming aware of a significant incident Incident notification: Within 72 hours, providing an initial … Read more
A clause-by-clause mapping of NIS2 Article 21’s risk-management measures to concrete CI/CD pipeline controls and the evidence auditors should request for each. Includes how assessors test these controls and how they overlap with DORA, ISO 27001, and SOC 2.
Introduction Traditional compliance approaches rely heavily on periodic audits, manual evidence collection, and static documentation. While this model may satisfy basic regulatory requirements, it struggles to keep pace with modern software delivery practices driven by continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). In regulated enterprise environments — financial institutions, insurance companies, and public sector organizations — … Read more
A supplier-governance and CI/CD controls checklist for regulated pipelines, now including a stricter auditor worksheet with per-control evidence references and a formal auditor decision block.
In regulated environments a CI/CD pipeline is not a productivity tool but a control enforcement system — the single authorized path to production and the generator of continuous audit evidence. This article models that architecture end to end.
The most common DORA Article 28 red flags in third-party CI/CD pipelines, how auditors interpret them, and a practical audit checklist to test your pipelines before an assessment.
DORA Article 28 requires financial entities to manage risks introduced by ICT third-party service providers. In modern software delivery, CI/CD pipelines are among the most third-party–dependent systems in the organization. Git platforms, CI runners, plugins, and artifact registries are not just tooling choices — they are embedded external services that directly influence software integrity, availability, … Read more
Introduction DORA Article 28 requires regulated financial entities to demonstrate effective control over ICT third-party risks. This obligation goes far beyond vendor questionnaires or contractual statements. Auditors do not assess intent — they assess evidence. This article provides a practical evidence pack for DORA Article 28, focusing on what auditors typically ask for, where evidence … Read more
Introduction DORA Article 28 requires financial entities to manage risks arising from ICT third-party service providers. In modern software delivery, these providers are not peripheral — they are embedded directly into CI/CD pipelines and cloud runtime environments. This article presents a practical architecture view of DORA Article 28, showing: The objective is not to describe … Read more
