Training Module
SDLC Security
Learn how to embed security gates across your software development lifecycle — from commit hooks to production deploy policies. Make security a structural part of how your team works.
Curriculum
What you'll learn
Security as a structural property of your pipeline
Why ad-hoc security reviews don't scale, and how embedding security checks into your pipeline makes security a consistent property rather than a periodic activity.
Pre-commit hooks and local developer checks
Setting up pre-commit hooks to catch secrets in code, linting security anti-patterns, and running quick dependency checks before code is even committed.
CI/CD scan policies — SAST and SCA integration
How to add SAST (Static Application Security Testing) and SCA (Software Composition Analysis) to your CI pipeline. Configuring severity thresholds that make sense for your team's risk appetite.
Policy-as-code with SafeStack gates
Defining security policy in code — what should fail a build, what should warn, what should be reported. Keeping policy in version control alongside the code it governs.
Security definition-of-done
How to build a security checklist into your team's definition of done for every feature — a lightweight set of questions every engineer can answer before marking a ticket complete.
Measuring and improving security posture over time
Using team dashboard data to track vulnerability trends, measure the impact of training, and identify the vulnerability classes your team encounters most — so you can close those gaps.
Who It's For
For engineers owning the CI/CD pipeline
This module is designed for the engineers who own your build and deploy pipeline — DevOps engineers, platform teams, and tech leads who want security gates that actually work.
- DevOps and platform engineers
- Tech leads responsible for pipeline architecture
- Engineering managers implementing security engineering standards
Prerequisites
Basic CI/CD familiarity
You should have basic familiarity with at least one CI/CD system (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI). No prior security knowledge required.
Example configurations are provided for GitHub Actions and GitLab CI — both adaptable to other CI systems.
Start the SDLC Security module free
Includes all pipeline configuration examples. Individual access is free.