An enterprise bank has moved to a fully automated continuous deployment model in its cloud-native microservices platform. Every successful commit triggers a build, container image creation, and rollout to production within minutes. The CISO asks the security architect to recommend one control that will maintain strong security without sacrificing deployment velocity. Which action BEST meets this objective?
Maintaining separate development and operations teams
Automated security testing integration in the deployment pipeline
Automated security testing integration in the deployment pipeline is essential for maintaining security in a continuous deployment environment. Because releases occur automatically and frequently, manual reviews cannot keep pace. Embedding tools such as SAST, DAST, and software-composition analysis into the CI/CD pipeline scans every build for vulnerabilities before promotion, providing consistent protection without creating bottlenecks.
Maintaining separate development and operations teams conflicts with DevOps culture and does not, by itself, guarantee secure code. Manual approval of every deployment removes the continuous aspect and slows delivery, though it may be appropriate only for exceptional high-risk changes. Limiting deployments to a monthly cadence negates the DevOps benefit of small, frequent releases and can even increase risk by bundling many changes together.
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