Developer compliance is the ability to ensure that developer actions, tools, and workflows adhere to organizational policies and regulatory requirements across the SDLC.
However, compliance cannot be enforced without attribution. Organizations cannot demonstrate compliance—or investigate violations—without knowing:
Which developer or AI agent introduced a change
Which tools were used
How risk entered the SDLC
Developer Security Posture Management (DevSPM) provides the foundation for developer compliance by linking scan results to developer identity and AI activity, complementing and strengthening existing ASPM and CNAPP programs with developer-aware security.
Most compliance failures are not caused by missing policies—they are caused by missing visibility.
Traditional compliance tooling can confirm whether a vulnerability exists, but not:
Who introduced it
Whether policy was violated
Whether the issue is recurring
Developer risk emerges when insecure practices, unapproved tools, or policy violations occur without clear attribution.
Without developer-aware visibility, compliance becomes reactive, audit-heavy, and difficult to sustain.
Organizations pursuing developer compliance consistently encounter the same challenges:
Unapproved Tools and Shadow IT
Developers using ungoverned CI/CD tools, IDE extensions, or AI services create compliance blind spots.
Insecure AI-Assisted Development
AI-generated code introduced without oversight may violate internal policy or regulatory expectations.
Leaked Secrets and Sensitive Data
Credentials embedded in code or exposed in repositories create both security and compliance exposure.
Lack of Audit-Ready Evidence
Without a historical record tied to developer identity and actions, compliance investigations become slow and incomplete.
Without DevSPM, these risks accumulate silently across the SDLC.
These incidents illustrate a consistent pattern: compliance failures occur when developer actions are not observable:
Insider Threats and Identity Mismanagement, Uber Breach (2022):
Compromised developer credentials allowed a hacker to gain access to sensitive systems, demonstrating the importance of monitoring developer activity to prevent insider threats.
AI Code Vulnerabilities, GitHub Copilot Security Flaw (2024):
Researchers revealed that AI tools like GitHub Copilot occasionally suggest insecure code snippets if your existing codebase contains security issues, underscoring the need to monitor and follow compliant AI-driven code development.
Archipelo provides capabilities which allow organizations to enforce compliance based on evidence—not assumptions.
Developer Vulnerability Attribution
Trace CVE scan results to the developers and AI agents who introduced them.Automated Developer Tool Governance
Scan developer and CI/CD tools to verify tool inventory and mitigate shadow IT risks.AI Code Usage & Risk Monitor
Monitor AI code tool usage to ensure secure and responsible software development.Developer Security Posture
Monitor security risks of developer actions by generating insights into individual and team security posture.
Without developer compliance, organizations face:
Audit friction and incomplete evidence
Increased exposure to regulatory penalties
Repeated policy violations with unclear ownership
Elevated risk from ungoverned AI and tools
Developer Security Posture Management makes developers observable—human and AI—so compliance can be enforced at the source, not retroactively.
Archipelo strengthens existing ASPM and CNAPP stacks with Developer Security Posture Management—providing developer-level observability, attribution, and accountability across the SDLC.
Contact us to learn how Archipelo strengthens your existing ASPM and CNAPP stack with Developer Security Posture Management.