DevOps
DevSecOps CI/CD Basics That Stick
Written by Facto IT Engineering TeamPublished 25 January 2026
Question
What belongs in a CI/CD pipeline before calling it DevSecOps?
Answer
Automated tests, dependency and container scanning, and environment promotion with approvals. Security that only runs before an annual audit is not DevSecOps — it is theater.
Pipeline essentials
Build once, test automatically, scan for known vulnerabilities, and deploy through controlled environments. Keep artifacts and logs for every promotion.
Security as a gate
Fail builds on critical findings. Require human approval for production when risk warrants it. Make exceptions visible and time-bounded.
Team enablement
Templates and shared workflows matter more than a one-off pipeline. Teams adopt what is documented, fast, and hard to bypass accidentally.