In 2025, Developers must
code with one eye on innovation and the other on security and compliance.
Cybersecurity Ventures warns that by 2025, cybercrime will cost the global
economy over $10.5 trillion
annually, so “secure by design” is the new gold standard. DevSecOps bridges
this gap: it “integrates security into the CI/CD pipeline,” making security
(and compliance) an active part of development. Modern DevSecOps platforms
layer automated checks, including SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning, and policy-as-code, directly into workflows. In short,
they catch vulnerabilities and enforce regulations (GDPR, SOC‑2, HIPAA,
PCI-DSS, etc.) before a single line of code ships.
Top Compliance Tools Used in DevSecOps
1.
Spacelift
An
IaC orchestration platform that centralizes infrastructure management
(Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible, etc.) and enforces policy as code. Spacelift
“supports secure multi-tenancy, and centralized policy enforcement to keep your
infrastructure protected,”. In practice, this means teams can define guardrails
(such as approvals, resource whitelists, and policy checks) so that infra
changes automatically meet compliance rules.
2.
GitLab
A
complete DevSecOps suite with built-in security
and compliance pipelines. GitLab offers SAST/DAST scans, dependency and secret
scanning, as well as compliance
management features (audit logs, policy-as-code, and governance rules)
across CI/CD. In other words, GitLab enables you to host code, test for
vulnerabilities, and maintain audit trails in one place, ensuring that every
commit adheres to regulatory standards.
3.
Open Policy Agent (OPA)
A
leading “policy as code” engine. OPA allows teams to write declarative
compliance rules in Rego and automatically evaluates whether code or
configurations are compliant. For example, OPA can prevent a Kubernetes
manifest from running if it breaks a security policy. By integrating OPA,
Developers work flexibly yet within
guardrails set by security teams, catching misconfigurations that could
cause data breaches.
4.
Kubernetes
The
dominant container platform features robust security controls for enhanced
compliance. Out of the box, it provides RBAC (Role-based Access Control), Pod
Security Standards, network policies, and secret management to enforce least
privilege and audit trails. Running workloads in Kubernetes helps centralize
risk management because everything runs on a single platform, utilizing
declarative configuration, which is ideal for automating compliance on
cloud-native applications.
5.
SonarQube & Snyk
Popular
code-analysis tools that boost compliance by automating checks. SonarQube scans
code for bugs, security hotspots, and quality issues, generating detailed
reports to ensure coding standards are met. Snyk focuses on open-source and
container security, finding vulnerabilities (and license issues) in
dependencies. Both integrate into CI pipelines, so compliance checks happen on
every build.
Each of these Compliance tools for DevSecOps ties security and
compliance into the development flow. By baking automated checks and policy
enforcement into CI/CD, they turn compliance from a bottleneck into a
continuous, self-running process. When Developers deploy code, these platforms
are already scanning, testing, and logging, so you meet regulations without drama.
Practical DevSecOps Training with InfosecTrain
DevSecOps is about moving
fast and safely. The tools above enable teams to “shift left” on
compliance-catching issues early, automating security checks and maintaining
airtight audit trails. That means you can ship high-quality, secure software
that stands strong under any compliance audit, without compromising delivery
speed.
But tools alone are not
enough. Your team needs the right mindset and skills to implement them
effectively.
That is where
InfosecTrain’s DevSecOps Training course comes in.
Whether you are a
Developer, Security Engineer, or part of the compliance team, this hands-on
course empowers you to integrate security across your CI/CD pipeline, just like
the pros do. You will go beyond theory, learning how to automate compliance
checks, enforce policy-as-code, and implement tools like GitLab, OPA, and
SonarQube in real-world workflows.
Join InfosecTrain’s
Practical DevSecOps Training today and start building secure, compliant,
production-ready code from Day 1.
