Threat Modeling (STRIDE) – Identify spoofing, tampering, repudation, info disclosure risks early.
Secure Coding Guidelines – Developers follow language-specific secure standards.
Code Review Enforcement – Mandatory peer review before merge.
SAST Integration – Static analysis in CI to catch vulnerabilities pre-deployment.
DAST Integration – Runtime scanning of staging environments.
Secrets Scanning – Detect exposed API keys & credentials in repos.
Dependency Scanning (SCA) – Monitor third-party library CVEs continuously.
CI/CD Security Gates – Block builds if critical issues are found.
Input Validation Policy – Centralized validation & sanitization rules.
Centralized Authentication – Unified identity provider (OIDC / SSO).
Token Expiration Enforcement – Short-lived JWT & refresh strategy.
Certificate Pinning (Mobile) – Prevent MITM attacks.
CSP Enforcement – Reduce XSS impact surface.
Rate Limiting Strategy – Prevent brute force & abuse.
Secure Error Handling – No stack traces in production.
Cloudflare / AWS WAF – Managed layer 7 filtering.
Managed & Custom Rule Sets – Block OWASP & business logic attacks.
Bot Mitigation – Prevent automation abuse.
DDoS Protection – Traffic scrubbing & edge distribution.
Geo Blocking – Restrict high-risk regions.
Virtual Patching – Temporary mitigation before code fix.
VPN Access Control – Restrict internal services exposure.
Zero Trust Architecture – Verify every access request.
Firewall Segmentation – Isolate production from internal networks.
IDS/IPS Monitoring – Detect intrusion attempts.
SIEM Logging – Centralized log correlation & alerting.
Least Privilege Model – Role-based access only.
GPO Hardening – Enforce secure domain policies.
Privileged Access Management – Just-in-time admin access.
Domain Controller Hardening – Protect AD core services.
Kerberos Protection – Prevent ticket abuse & relay attacks.
Audit Logging – Track authentication & privilege use.
IAM Least Privilege – Fine-grained cloud roles.
Security Group Audits – Restrict open ports.
S3 Bucket Policy Review – Prevent public exposure.
CloudTrail Logging – Track API activity.
Secrets Manager Usage – Store credentials securely.
Branch Protection – Prevent direct production pushes.
PR Security Review – Mandatory approval before merge.
Container Scanning – Detect image vulnerabilities.
Kubernetes Security – RBAC & pod security policies.
IaC Scanning – Terraform / CloudFormation misconfig detection.