What challenges come with implementing DevOps in regulated environments and how do you overcome them

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What challenges come with implementing DevOps in regulated environments, and how do you overcome them?

This question is specifically related to the challenges faced in implementing DevOps in compliance-intensive industries, like healthcare or finance. The answer might include governance tools, audit mechanisms, and workflows set up to comply with regulatory requirements.
Nov 3 in DevOps Tools by Anila
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Challenges: Regulated environments require strict adherence to compliance standards, such as HIPAA, GDPR, or SOC 2, which demand robust security controls, auditing, and documentation. These standards often require approval processes, which can slow down DevOps practices.
Solutions: To meet compliance requirements, I use policy-as-code tools like Open Policy Agent (OPA) to enforce security policies at the code level, ensuring adherence before deployment. Automated compliance checks within CI/CD pipelines, such as dependency scanning with Snyk or Checkmarx, catch vulnerabilities before production.
Auditing and Traceability: By using Git as a version-controlled system, all changes are traceable, and commits are reviewed. Tools like HashiCorp Sentinel and AWS Config help enforce infrastructure compliance. Logging all pipeline actions and maintaining audit trails enable thorough audits. For data protection, secrets management tools (e.g., HashiCorp Vault) secure sensitive data, and network segmentation restricts access to authorized components.

answered Nov 3 by Gagana
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