Security & compliance
SAST, DAST, dep hygiene, secrets, SOC 2 / HIPAA / GDPR.
Security & compliance is sast, dast, dep hygiene, secrets, soc 2 / hipaa / gdpr.
Why this work matters
Security debt is the worst kind — invisible until it's a breach. Most teams have known critical CVEs in production right now and haven't updated the framework in 18 months. We make security a routine, not a fire drill.
The work, in detail.
- SAST + DAST in CI
- Dependency upgrades + CVE response
- Secret rotation + vaulting
- Threat modeling on new features
- Compliance evidence collection (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR)
- Vendor security reviews
- →Dep upgrade pipeline
- →Secret rotation policy + tooling
- →Threat models for major features
- →Compliance evidence repository
Real security engineering: dependency hygiene, secrets management, threat modeling, and the compliance evidence trail to back it all up.
The approach.
Hygiene weekly
Renovate / Dependabot run continuously; we triage and merge upgrades on a weekly cadence. Critical CVEs get same-day patches.
Secrets in vault
No secrets in env files, repos, or 1Password notes. Vaulted with rotation policies and short-lived credentials by default.
Compliance as code
Evidence collection automated where possible. Audit prep stops being a 6-week project; it becomes a click.
Security & compliance — common questions
What's included in this engagement?
SAST and DAST in CI, continuous dependency upgrades with CVE response, secret rotation and vaulting, threat modeling on new features, vendor security reviews, and compliance evidence collection for SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR. The deliverables include a dependency upgrade pipeline, a secret rotation policy and tooling, threat models for major features, and a compliance evidence repository.
How do you stay on top of vulnerable dependencies?
Renovate and Dependabot run continuously, and we triage and merge upgrades on a weekly cadence, with same-day patches for critical CVEs. Our standard is that no critical CVE sits in production longer than 7 days, so security stays a routine instead of a fire drill.
How do you handle secrets?
No secrets live in env files, repos, or 1Password notes. Everything is vaulted with rotation policies and short-lived credentials by default. We keep 100% of secrets vaulted and rotated quarterly.
Can you help us get through a SOC 2, HIPAA, or GDPR audit?
Yes. We treat compliance as code, automating evidence collection where possible and keeping it in a single evidence repository. The goal is for audit prep to stop being a 6-week project and become close to a click. We collect the evidence trail continuously rather than scrambling before each audit.
Do you review new features for security, or only existing code?
We threat-model new features as they're designed, not just audit what's already shipped. Threat models for major features are a standard deliverable, so security is considered before code lands rather than after a breach.
Why does this need to be ongoing rather than a one-time pen test?
Security debt is invisible until it's a breach — most teams have known critical CVEs in production right now and a framework that hasn't been updated in 18 months. A pen test is a snapshot; weekly hygiene, vaulted secrets, and continuous evidence collection are what actually keep the surface small over time.
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