“Security isn’t a gate anymore—it’s a guardrail baked into the developer’s workflow. Teams can now innovate faster and safer.”
In this episode of Digital Mandate, Balaji TK, AVP of Engineering at FlexiLoans, decodes how to embed security into CI/CD pipelines without slowing innovation:
Shift-Left Security: Why static analysis tools like TFSec and Checkov are replacing manual reviews in IaC (Infrastructure as Code).
Secrets Management: Moving from “final_password.txt” to automated vaults like AWS Secrets Manager and Azure Key Vault.
CSPM Real Talk: How Cloud Security Posture Management acts as a “duct tape” for poor architecture—and when to use it wisely.
Legacy Workloads: Creative strategies to secure outdated systems (“Passwords older than the team maintaining them”).
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