5 Smart Ways to Map CI/CD Findings to SOC 2 & ISO 27001

Developers vs. Auditors: Same Risks, Different Languages

Your CI/CD pipeline already spits out a mountain of CI/CD security findings from SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC checks, cloud posture tools – plus that extra report from your website vulnerability scanner.

Auditors, on the other hand, don’t care about “HIGH: XSS in LoginController.ts:42.”
They care about:

• “Is SOC 2 CC7.1 operating effectively?”
• “Which ISO 27001 Annex A controls are mitigating this risk?”
• “Can you prove issues are tracked, prioritized, and closed?”

This post shows you how to map CI/CD security findings to SOC 2 and ISO 27001 in a way that:

• Devs see a dev-friendly view (repos, pipelines, tickets).
• Auditors see a control-friendly view (TSC, Annex A, evidence).
• Leadership sees risk (what’s actually at stake).

We’ll walk through a practical model you can implement with code, then show where Cyber Rely, Pentest Testing Corp fit in.

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What Auditors Actually Care About (in Dev Terms)

When you map CI/CD findings to SOC 2 and ISO 27001, you’re really doing two things:

• SOC 2 (Trust Services Criteria) – e.g.
  • CC3.x – risk assessment
  • CC6.x – change management & access
  • CC7.x – vulnerability management, threat detection
• ISO 27001 Annex A – e.g.
  • A.5 – information security policies
  • A.8 – asset management
  • A.12 – operations security
  • A.14 – secure development lifecycle

Most of your CI/CD security findings fall under:

• Secure SDLC & change control (SOC 2 CC7.x, ISO 27001 A.14)
• Technical vulnerability management (ISO 27001 A.12.6)
• Network/application security (API, web apps, containers)
• Data protection (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS where applicable)

Your job as an engineering leader is to translate “tool output” → “control coverage + risk.”

Let’s make that concrete.

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5 Smart Ways to Map CI/CD Findings to SOC 2 & ISO 27001

1) Normalize All CI/CD Security Findings into One Data Model

First, stop juggling 6 different JSON formats and PDF reports.

Create a normalized finding model that every tool (SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC, cloud posture, free website scanner) feeds into.

TypeScript example – a unified finding type:

type ToolSource = 'sast' | 'dast' | 'sca' | 'iac' | 'cloud' | 'webscanner';

type Severity = 'low' | 'medium' | 'high' | 'critical';

interface NormalizedFinding {
  id: string;
  title: string;
  description?: string;
  severity: Severity;
  tool: ToolSource;
  category: string;        // e.g. "xss", "sql_injection", "weak_tls", "misconfig"
  asset: string;           // e.g. service name, hostname, URL
  location?: string;       // file:line, endpoint, resource ID
  cwe?: string;
  cvss?: number;
  introducedBy?: string;   // commit, PR, pipeline
  detectedAt: string;      // ISO timestamp
  controls: string[];      // we'll fill these in later
  tags: string[];          // e.g. ["internet-facing", "pci", "phi"]
}

Then write small adapters for each tool to map its native output to NormalizedFinding[].

Example adapter for a SAST JSON report:

function fromSast(result: any): NormalizedFinding {
  return {
    id: `sast-${result.issueId}`,
    title: result.title,
    description: result.description,
    severity: normalizeSeverity(result.severity),
    tool: 'sast',
    category: result.category || fromCwe(result.cweId),
    asset: result.projectName,
    location: `${result.file}:${result.line}`,
    cwe: result.cweId ? `CWE-${result.cweId}` : undefined,
    detectedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
    controls: [],
    tags: ['code', 'sdlc'],
  };
}

Once everything is normalized, mapping CI/CD security findings to SOC 2 and ISO 27001 becomes a simple transformation step.

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2) Map Each Category to SOC 2, ISO 27001, and Data-Specific Frameworks

Next, create a simple mapping that tells you:

“For this type of finding, which controls and frameworks are impacted?”

This is where you connect to SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, etc.

Mapping config example:

interface ControlMap {
  soc2?: string[];
  iso27001?: string[];
  hipaa?: string[];
  pci?: string[];
  gdpr?: string[];
}

const CONTROL_MAPPING: Record<string, ControlMap> = {
  xss: {
    soc2: ['CC7.1', 'CC7.2'],
    iso27001: ['A.14.2.5'],
    pci: ['6.5.7'],
  },
  sql_injection: {
    soc2: ['CC7.1', 'CC7.2'],
    iso27001: ['A.14.2.5'],
    pci: ['6.5.1'],
  },
  weak_tls: {
    soc2: ['CC6.7', 'CC7.1'],
    iso27001: ['A.10.1', 'A.13.1.1'],
    hipaa: ['164.312(e)(1)'],
  },
  misconfig: {
    soc2: ['CC7.1', 'CC8.1'],
    iso27001: ['A.12.1', 'A.12.6'],
    gdpr: ['Art.32'],
  },
  insecure_iac: {
    soc2: ['CC7.1', 'CC7.3'],
    iso27001: ['A.14.2.8', 'A.12.1.2'],
  },
};

Enrich findings with control tags:

function enrichWithControls(finding: NormalizedFinding): NormalizedFinding {
  const map = CONTROL_MAPPING[finding.category] || {};
  const controls: string[] = [];

  map.soc2?.forEach(c => controls.push(`SOC2-${c}`));
  map.iso27001?.forEach(c => controls.push(`ISO27001-${c}`));
  map.hipaa?.forEach(c => controls.push(`HIPAA-${c}`));
  map.pci?.forEach(c => controls.push(`PCI-${c}`));
  map.gdpr?.forEach(c => controls.push(`GDPR-${c}`));

  return { ...finding, controls };
}

Now every CI/CD security finding carries its compliance context:

• Devs still see category, file, pipeline.
• Auditors see “this supports SOC 2 CC7.1, ISO 27001 A.14.2.5, PCI DSS 6.5.1…”

Tip: For internet-facing web assets, include results from your free Website Vulnerability Scanner so you can map those findings to SOC 2 and ISO 27001 the same way as SAST/DAST

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3) Auto-Tag Jira / GitHub Issues with Controls and Risk Context

Once your findings are enriched, push them into your issue tracker with:

• Labels for SOC 2 / ISO 27001 controls.
• Components for services or apps.
• Custom fields for frameworks or data types (PCI, PHI, PII).

Example: creating a Jira ticket from a normalized finding (Node.js):

import fetch from 'node-fetch';

async function createJiraIssue(finding: NormalizedFinding) {
  const jiraUrl = process.env.JIRA_BASE_URL!;
  const authToken = process.env.JIRA_TOKEN!;

  const body = {
    fields: {
      project: { key: 'SEC' },
      summary: `[${finding.severity.toUpperCase()}] ${finding.title}`,
      issuetype: { name: 'Bug' },
      description: `
*Tool:* ${finding.tool}
*Asset:* ${finding.asset}
*Location:* ${finding.location || 'N/A'}
*Category:* ${finding.category}
*CWE:* ${finding.cwe || 'N/A'}

*Controls:*
${finding.controls.map(c => `- ${c}`).join('\n')}

*Detected At:* ${finding.detectedAt}
      `,
      labels: [
        'security',
        ...finding.controls,
        ...finding.tags,
      ],
      // Example custom fields:
      // "customfield_12345": finding.cvss,
      // "customfield_67890": finding.introducedBy,
    },
  };

  const resp = await fetch(`${jiraUrl}/rest/api/3/issue`, {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Basic ${authToken}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify(body),
  });

  if (!resp.ok) {
    console.error('Failed to create Jira issue', await resp.text());
  }
}

You can run this script:

• In a GitHub Action / GitLab job after security tools finish.
• On a schedule to ingest new findings from external tools (like your website scanner).

This makes it easy to show auditors:

• “Here’s our queue of findings mapped to controls.”
• “Here’s the workflow and SLA to close them.”

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4) Build a Dev-Friendly Risk View that Auditors Also Love

Now that findings are normalized and labeled, generate two lenses from the same data:

1. Engineering view – group by repo, service, pipeline, team.
2. Compliance view – group by SOC 2 TSC, ISO 27001 Annex A, data type.

Grouping findings by control (TypeScript example):

function groupByControl(findings: NormalizedFinding[]) {
  const grouped: Record<string, NormalizedFinding[]> = {};

  for (const f of findings) {
    for (const control of f.controls) {
      if (!grouped[control]) grouped[control] = [];
      grouped[control].push(f);
    }
  }
  return grouped;
}

Generating a simple “auditor report” object:

interface ControlSummary {
  control: string;
  open: number;
  highOrCritical: number;
  lastDetection: string | null;
}

function summarizeForAuditors(findings: NormalizedFinding[]): ControlSummary[] {
  const grouped = groupByControl(findings);

  return Object.entries(grouped).map(([control, fs]) => {
    const open = fs.length;
    const highOrCritical = fs.filter(
      f => f.severity === 'high' || f.severity === 'critical'
    ).length;

    const lastDetection = fs
      .map(f => f.detectedAt)
      .sort()
      .pop() || null;

    return { control, open, highOrCritical, lastDetection };
  });
}

Now you can render this into:

• An internal dashboard for engineering leadership.
• A PDF or spreadsheet for auditors during SOC 2 / ISO 27001 assessments.

You’re effectively:

• Mapping CI/CD security findings to SOC 2 and ISO 27001 on every run.
• Showing trends: time-to-fix, critical backlog, control coverage.

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5) Close the Loop with Continuous Scans and Expert Risk Assessments

Your internal automation is powerful, but most organizations still need:

1. Independent risk assessment against SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR.
2. Formal remediation planning so issues are handled in a prioritized, defensible way.

That’s where a specialist team like Cyber Rely and Pentest Testing Corp comes in:

• Cyber Rely delivers comprehensive cybersecurity and penetration testing services, with a strong focus on web apps, APIs, networks and cloud infrastructure.
• Through the Pentest Testing partnership, you can access focused risk assessment services for HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO & GDPR and structured remediation programs to satisfy auditors and regulators. (Use:
  https://www.pentesttesting.com/risk-assessment-services/ and
  https://www.pentesttesting.com/remediation-services/.)

By combining:

• Your CI/CD-driven mapping of security findings to SOC 2 and ISO 27001, and
• Our formal risk assessment and remediation services,

You keep dev teams focused on delivery while still hitting compliance objectives.

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Using the Free Website Vulnerability Scanner in This Workflow

Our free Website Vulnerability Scanner at https://free.pentesttesting.com/ is the easiest way to add internet-facing coverage to this model

Here’s how to slot it in:

1. Scan key internet-facing assets regularly
   • Production domains, staging, critical marketing or customer portals.
   • Treat the scanner output as another ToolSource = 'webscanner'.
2. Normalize findings from the scanner
   For each issue (e.g., missing security headers, outdated TLS, exposed admin panel), map it into your NormalizedFinding model with category values like weak_tls, misconfig, xss, etc.
3. Map to controls and create issues
   • Weak TLS → SOC 2 CC6.7, CC7.1; ISO 27001 A.10, A.13.1
   • Missing security headers → CC7.1; ISO 27001 A.12.6
   • Insecure admin interface → CC6.x, CC7.x; ISO 27001 A.9, A.13

Screenshot of the free tools webpage where you can access security assessment tools for vulnerability detection:

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Sample vulnerability assessment report screenshot from the tool, use it to check Website Vulnerability:

This ties the visual report directly back to your risk and compliance story.

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Connect This Article to Related Cyber Rely Content

To help readers go deeper, you can naturally link to recent dev-focused security articles from your blog, for example:

• React & frontend security (SAST + web scanner integration):
  • Prevent SSRF Vulnerability in React.js with 7 Best Ways
    https://www.cybersrely.com/prevent-ssrf-vulnerability-in-react-js/
  • Best 5 Ways for CSRF Prevention in React.js [With Examples]
    https://www.cybersrely.com/5-ways-for-csrf-prevention-in-react-js/
  • Prevent Sensitive Data Exposure in React.js — 7 Best Ways
    https://www.cybersrely.com/prevent-sensitive-data-exposure-in-react-js/
• API / backend / ERP security (great for mapping to SOC 2 & ISO controls):
  • Prevent Remote Code Execution (RCE) in RESTful APIs
    https://www.cybersrely.com/remote-code-execution-rce-in-restful-apis/
  • Fix Weak SSL/TLS Configuration in TypeScript-Based ERP
    https://www.cybersrely.com/fix-weak-ssl-tls-configuration-in-typescript/

You can also point readers to the Cyber Rely services pages and case studies to show how you operationalize all of this in real environments.

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If you’d like help designing or implementing this mapping model for your CI/CD pipelines – including integrating our free Website Vulnerability Scanner and preparing for SOC 2 or ISO 27001 – you can reach out via the Cyber Rely site or schedule a consultation directly from the services pages.

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