We already have tools running in CI. Isn't this redundant?

Probably not. Most teams we work with have tools running but nothing blocking, no one triaging the output, and no one tuning the rulesets. The tools are installed — they're just not doing the job. We fix that.

Do you lock us into specific vendors?

No. We recommend based on your stack, budget, and team capacity. Most of our work uses open-source tooling (Semgrep, Trivy, Checkov, gitleaks) because it integrates cleanly into CI without per-seat licensing.

How do you handle false-positive noise?

By tuning rulesets to your code, writing custom rules for your actual patterns, and suppressing known-safe findings. After tuning, a well-run DevSecOps pipeline should generate findings developers act on, not findings they ignore.

Can you integrate with our existing ticket system?

Yes. We wire findings into Jira, Linear, or GitHub Issues so security work shows up in the same place engineering work does.

05 Defensive

DevSecOps & Secure CI/CD

Pipeline-integrated SAST, DAST, SCA, and IaC scanning. Secrets management. Security as a CI step, not a quarterly review.

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What we put our name behind

Runs inside your CI, not a parallel dashboard

We integrate security gates into the pipelines your engineers already use — GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, Buildkite, CircleCI, etc. — so findings appear in the PR they belong to, not in a security console no one logs into. Every gate we install comes with a documented bypass path and an owner, so CI never becomes a silent blocker.

Overview

Security that lives outside the developer workflow gets ignored. Quarterly pentests catch issues months after they shipped. Security backlogs grow, nothing gets fixed, and the friction between security and engineering becomes the bottleneck. The fix isn't more tools — it's moving the existing tools into the Secure SDLC (SSDLC) stages where developers actually work: in their IDE, at commit time, and in CI.

We design and implement SSDLC-aligned DevSecOps pipelines that catch vulnerabilities at the earliest possible stage, with signal-to-noise ratios developers don't ignore. Every pipeline we build is tuned for the team that has to live with it — not configured from a vendor default that generates 500 false positives per PR. We also stay to tune the thresholds once real traffic hits the pipeline, because that's where most DevSecOps initiatives die.

What's included

Every engagement is senior-led and scoped in writing before kickoff.

Pipeline assessment

Review of your current CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, Jenkins, CircleCI, Argo Workflows, etc.) and security control gaps at each stage of the Secure SDLC.

SAST integration & tuning

Static analysis tool selection (Semgrep, CodeQL, SonarQube) with rulesets tuned to your stack. False-positive suppression, custom rules for your code patterns, and PR-level blocking thresholds.

SCA & dependency scanning

Software composition analysis with Dependabot, Renovate, Snyk, or Trivy. We'll set up automated PR creation for dependency updates and lockfile validation.

IaC scanning

Terraform, CloudFormation, Helm, and Kubernetes manifest scanning with Checkov, Trivy (which now subsumes the former tfsec), or Kyverno. Pipelines that block high-severity misconfigurations before they reach production.

Container image scanning

Base-image vulnerability scanning, distroless/minimal-base enforcement, and image signing with Sigstore/cosign. CI steps to fail builds on critical CVEs in base layers.

Secrets management

Secrets scanning in Git history (trufflehog, gitleaks), prevention of future commits (pre-commit hooks), and integration with proper secret stores (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, External Secrets Operator). We don't just tell you to 'use a vault' — we migrate you to one.

Developer enablement

Documentation, IDE integration, and a brown-bag session for your engineering team so they understand what's running in CI and how to respond to it.

What you get

Pipeline architecture diagram (current state + target state)
Production-ready CI templates for your platform (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
Tuned rulesets and suppression files for SAST, SCA, and IaC tools
Secrets migration runbook
Developer enablement session + written docs
Executive summary for leadership

Ideal for

Engineering teams where security is still a quarterly batch process
Companies adopting GitOps or platform engineering who want secure-by-default CI
Teams struggling with existing DevSecOps tools generating too much noise to act on
Startups preparing for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or enterprise procurement review

Frequently asked

We already have tools running in CI. Isn't this redundant?: Probably not. Most teams we work with have tools running but nothing blocking, no one triaging the output, and no one tuning the rulesets. The tools are installed — they're just not doing the job. We fix that.
Do you lock us into specific vendors?: No. We recommend based on your stack, budget, and team capacity. Most of our work uses open-source tooling (Semgrep, Trivy, Checkov, gitleaks) because it integrates cleanly into CI without per-seat licensing.
How do you handle false-positive noise?: By tuning rulesets to your code, writing custom rules for your actual patterns, and suppressing known-safe findings. After tuning, a well-run DevSecOps pipeline should generate findings developers act on, not findings they ignore.
Can you integrate with our existing ticket system?: Yes. We wire findings into Jira, Linear, or GitHub Issues so security work shows up in the same place engineering work does.

Ready to scope a devsecops engagement?

A 30-minute call with a senior specialist. Written scope before kickoff. No SDRs.

Book a 30-min diagnostic hello@caaslabs.com