Actionable DevOps Security Best Practices [Cheat Sheet]

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Key Takeaways
  • Learning never stops Run incident-response drills and feed lessons back into code, configs, and processes for constant improvement.
  • Automation beats manual hardeningIaC scanning, container checks, and CI/CD secret scans reduce human error at scale.
  • Learning never stopsRun incident-response drills and feed lessons back into code, configs, and processes for constant improvemen

This cheat sheet is designed for:

  • DevOps and platform engineers building secure release pipelines

  • AppSec teams integrating testing and policy gates into workflows

  • Cloud architects enforcing zero-trust and immutable infrastructure

What’s included?

  • Secure coding & secrets basics — input validation, hard-coded secret detection, and vault usage guidelines.

  • Infrastructure hardening playbook — IaC, immutable builds, and network segmentation fundamentals.

  • Zero-trust quick-start — IAM, MFA, and service-mesh patterns for authentication and least privilege.

  • Monitoring & alerting framework — real-time metrics, log aggregation, and anomaly detection guidance.

  • Incident-response loop — templates for drills, post-mortems, and continuous feedback into your DevOps cycle.

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