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DevSecOps - Pillar 4 Bridging Compliance and Development
DevSecOps - Pillar 4 Bridging Compliance and Development
Who it's for:
  • CISOs
  • DevOps Professionals
  • Quality Assurance Specialists
  • Internal Auditors

DevSecOps - Pillar 4 Bridging Compliance and Development

Release Date: 02/08/2022

Updated On: 07/17/2025

Working Group: DevSecOps

Given the rapid evolution of software development paradigms and practices, it has become a challenge to align monolithic security compliance activities with software development. Compliance teams have a vested interest in proving that a process and controls are in place. However, most DevOps aligned engineers believe that the proof should be in the code, not in the process or in its documentation.

This document by the DevSecOps Working Group provides guidance to ensure the gap between compliance and development is addressed by recognizing compliance objectives, translating them to appropriate security measures, and identifying inflection points within the software development lifecycle where these controls can be embedded, automated, measured, and tested in a transparent and easily understood way. 

Key Takeaways:
  • How to conduct assessments, which are the first port of call for gauging maturity and effectiveness in DevSecOps processes
  • Key considerations for shifting the mindset of how to design and implement compliance into applications
  • How to translate compliance objectives into security measures
  • The different practices in security tooling that can provide assurance for compliance requirements
  • How to implement guardrails

This publication is part of an entire series on the Six Pillars of DevSecOps. You can find all the papers in the series that have been released so far here.
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Acknowledgements

Michael Roza
Michael Roza
Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC

Michael Roza

Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC

Michael Roza is a seasoned risk, audit, control and compliance, and cybersecurity professional with over 20 years of experience across multinational enterprises and startups. As a Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Research member for over 10 years, he has led and contributed to more than 140 CSA projects spanning Zero Trust, AI, IoT, Top Threats, DecSecOps, Cloud Key Management, Cloud Control Matrix, and many others.

He has co-chaired...

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Roupe Sahans
Roupe Sahans
DevSecOps Leader

Roupe Sahans

DevSecOps Leader

Roupe leads DevSecOps delivery and thought leadership for technology and media clients embracing digital transformation.

Roupe started his DevOps journey in 2016, building containerised microservices on AWS for government platforms. He has since been working with engineers to c-suite executives to embed security and resilience into digital products, secure cloud services, and reduce cyber technical-debt.

Most recently Roupe ha...

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Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes
Co-Founder and CISO at Aquia

Chris Hughes

Co-Founder and CISO at Aquia

Chris currently serves as the Co-Founder and CISO of Aquia. Chris has nearly 20 years of IT/Cybersecurity experience. This ranges from active duty time with the U.S. Air Force, a Civil Servant with the U.S. Navy and General Services Administration (GSA)/FedRAMP as well as time as a consultant in the private sector. In addition, he also is an Adjunct Professor for M.S. Cybersecurity programs at Capitol Technology University and University of...

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