CI/CD Security
Your build and release pipelines hardened against the OWASP Top 10 CI/CD Security Risks: secrets, dependencies, runners and artefacts locked down without slowing releases.
Service Details
CI/CD pipeline security means your build and release process can no longer be used to ship code you did not write. You get pipelines where secrets are short-lived, dependencies are pinned and checked, and every release can be traced back to a reviewed commit. Your developers keep shipping at the same pace.
CI/CD stands for continuous integration and continuous delivery: the automated systems that test, build and deploy your software. The work sits within our assessments and engineering services, and we measure your pipelines against the OWASP (Open Worldwide Application Security Project) Top 10 CI/CD Security Risks and the SLSA framework.
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Your pipeline usually holds the keys to your source code, your cloud accounts and your production systems. Securing it protects all three at once.
Who CI/CD security is for
This service suits teams that build and ship their own software, whether a SaaS product, internal platforms or customer-facing apps. It is most useful when your pipelines have grown faster than anyone has reviewed them, or when customers start asking how your software is built.
Common triggers are a leaked credential, a supplier security questionnaire asking for an SBOM (software bill of materials), a move to a new CI/CD platform, or a due diligence process ahead of investment.
What CI/CD security covers
Controls across the parts of your pipeline attackers target most:
Source and Branches
Branch protection, required reviews, signed commits and limits on who can change pipeline definitions.
Secrets and Credentials
Secrets scanning across repositories and history, with long-lived keys replaced by short-lived OIDC credentials.
Dependencies
Pinned versions and third-party actions, dependency scanning, and an SBOM produced for every build.
Artefact Integrity
Signed build artefacts and container images, with provenance checked before anything is deployed.
Short-lived credentials use OpenID Connect (OIDC), so GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD or Azure DevOps can request a token from your cloud provider for each run. Nothing reusable sits in the pipeline for an attacker to steal. For signing, we typically use Sigstore tooling, which ties each artefact to the identity and workflow that built it.
How we work
- Discovery — We map your repositories, pipelines, runners, cloud connections and who has admin rights over each.
- Assessment — Each pipeline is reviewed against the OWASP Top 10 CI/CD Security Risks, including poisoned pipeline execution, excessive permissions and weak credential hygiene.
- Prioritised fixes — You get findings ranked by how directly they lead to production or your source code, with the effort each fix needs.
- Implementation — We work with your engineers to put the controls in place, starting with secrets and permissions, then dependencies and artefact signing.
- Ongoing checks — Scanning and policy checks stay in the pipeline, so new repositories and workflows meet the same standard from day one.
What you have at the end
Each engagement leaves you with artefacts your engineers and auditors can use, not just a report. Controls are written as code in your own repositories, so your team owns and maintains them.
Pipeline Inventory
Every pipeline, runner and credential, with its owner
SLSA Roadmap
Your current build level and the steps to the next
Policy as Code
Reusable checks and templates for new pipelines
Evidence for audits and customers
Pipeline controls produce records that auditors and customers ask for: change approvals, access reviews, scan results and SBOMs. These map to secure development and change management requirements in ISO 27001, PCI DSS and the NIST Secure Software Development Framework. Our compliance support team can package that evidence for your auditor or a customer questionnaire.
Services that work alongside
Application security covers the code your pipeline builds, while product security looks at the security of what you sell across its life. Threat modelling helps you decide which pipeline risks matter most before you change anything. Where pipelines deploy into AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, cloud engineering secures the landing zone and the infrastructure as code that defines it.
Frequently asked questions
Make your pipeline harder to abuse
Tell us which CI/CD platforms you run and where releases go. You get a clear view of the gaps an attacker would use first, and the fixes that protect delivery without slowing it.