What is CI/CD Security?

The practice of integrating automated security testing and policy enforcement directly into software build and deployment pipelines. Security gates within CI/CD pipelines can block deployments that introduce new vulnerabilities, enforce dependency hygiene, and verify infrastructure-as-code configurations. This approach ensures security is validated continuously rather than as a periodic manual audit, enabling teams to ship fast without sacrificing security posture.

Related terms

DevSecOps →

A cultural and technical philosophy that integrates security practices throughout every phase of the software development lifecycle, rather than treating security as a separate, end-stage review.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) →

A white-box security testing approach that analyzes application source code, bytecode, or compiled binaries for vulnerability patterns without executing the program.

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) →

A black-box security testing technique that analyzes a running application from the outside by sending malicious inputs and observing its responses, without access to source code.

Penetration Testing →

A structured, authorized simulation of a real-world cyberattack against a system, network, or application with the goal of identifying exploitable vulnerabilities before malicious actors do.

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