GitLab CI/CD has become the backbone of modern DevSecOps, offering an integrated platform where code, pipelines, security scanning, and deployments converge in a single interface. But that deep integration is a double-edged sword: a misconfigured pipeline can expose secrets, allow unauthorized deployments, or give attackers a foothold in your infrastructure. This definitive guide covers every … Read more
Overview GitLab CI is the second most widely used CI/CD platform in the industry, powering millions of pipelines across organizations of every size. Its tight integration with source control makes it exceptionally convenient — but that same integration creates a broad attack surface if pipelines are not deliberately hardened. In this hands-on lab you will … Read more
What to change concretely in real CI/CD environments 🔐 Access & Identity Hardening If failing SSO/MFA controls: 🧱 Runner Isolation If using shared runners in regulated pipelines: 🚫 Policy Gates Not Blocking If SAST/SCA/DAST results are advisory only: 📦 Artifact Integrity If artifact signing missing: Evidence Centralization If logs only exist in vendor UI: 🔁 … Read more
Why GitLab CI Security Matters GitLab CI/CD pipelines are powerful — but with power comes risk. A misconfigured variable can leak secrets. An unscoped runner can execute malicious code. An unprotected environment can let a junior developer push straight to production. This cheat sheet gives you copy-paste YAML for every critical GitLab CI security control, … Read more
