EU AI Act for Engineering Leaders: Turning High-Risk AI Systems into Testable, Auditable Code Engineering leaders didn’t ask for another 100-page regulation — but the EU AI Act is here, and high-risk AI systems are now a compliance product you have to ship. The good news: most of what the EU AI Act demands for […]
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5 Proven Ways to Master Data Classification as Code If your services handle PII, PHI, or cardholder data, you’ve probably felt this pain: Data Classification as Code is how you close that gap. Instead of treating data classification as a one-off Excel artifact, you describe sensitive data, flows, and required controls in YAML/JSON, keep it
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Feature Flags as Evidence: Turning Release Toggles into SOC 2 & PCI DSS Controls Your Auditors Will Love Most teams already use feature flags, kill switches, and progressive delivery to ship safer changes. The missed opportunity is this: those same flags can double as change management, least privilege, and rollback evidence for SOC 2 and
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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
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7 Powerful Tactics for Embedded Compliance in CI/CD Engineering teams are being asked to ship faster and prove stronger compliance at the same time. SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and GDPR audits increasingly expect operational evidence, not just static policies. If your controls aren’t embedded into CI/CD, you end up with last-minute spreadsheets,
7 Proven Steps: PQC in CI with ML-KEM Gate & CBOM Engineering leaders don’t need more theory—you need merge-blocking controls and audit-ready artifacts. This guide shows how to operationalize PQC in CI by shipping two core capabilities: You’ll get runnable snippets for GitHub Actions/GitLab CI, OPA/Rego policies, and lightweight scanners you can adapt in a
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5 Proven CI Gates for API Security: OPA Rules You Can Ship Engineering leaders don’t need more theory—you need merge-blocking, evidence-producing gates you can roll out this sprint. Below is a practical, code-heavy guide to implement API security CI/CD gates with Open Policy Agent (OPA/Rego) and GitHub Actions, including mappings to SOC 2 & PCI
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OPA vs Cedar: 7 Proven Steps to Ship Policy-as-Code Why this matters now Modern apps need authorization that’s testable, reviewable, and observable. Two strong options are OPA (Open Policy Agent) with Rego and Cedar (policy language + embeddable engine). Below is a practical, code-heavy guide to help developers and engineering leaders choose wisely and ship
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12 Battle-Tested GraphQL Authorization Patterns + CI Gates Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA/IDOR) is still the #1 GraphQL abuse path. This guide shows practical, resolver-level GraphQL authorization patterns—plus ready-to-paste tests and CI policy gates—so you can stop object-level data leaks without stalling delivery. If you’re defining authorization right now, don’t miss our guide: OPA vs
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48-Hour Android Patch Automation: Ship Nov Update Engineering leaders: here’s the CI-style playbook to enforce 2025-11-01, stage 10% → 50% → 100% rollouts, and gate access so devices vulnerable to CVE-2025-48593 can’t touch prod. We’ll wire Android patch automation into your MDM/EMM, emit device posture telemetry, and alert on non-compliant cohorts—all without slowing velocity. Related:
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