🔒 Security & Compliance

Enterprise customers requiring SOC 2 certification. Type 2 audit: controls operating effectively for 3-6 months. Requirements: 1) Access control policies 2) Encryption at rest and in transit 3) Audit logging 4) Incident response plan 5) Change management 6) Backup and recovery 7) Vendor management. Implementation: document all policies, implement technical controls, evidence collection, quarterly reviews. Auditor: $30-50K for audit. Timeline: 6-9 months from start to cert. Blockers: security gaps must be fixed. Team: dedicated compliance person needed. Benefits: enables enterprise sales, shows security maturity. Est: 34 story points. Multi-sprint effort.

Implement SOC 2 Type 2 compliance controls and documentation

Application vulnerable to: DDoS, SQL injection, XSS, bot attacks. Implement WAF: AWS WAF or Cloudflare. Rules: 1) OWASP Core Rule Set 2) Rate limiting 3) Geo-blocking (block high-risk countries) 4) Bot detection 5) Custom rules for known attack patterns. Features: real-time monitoring, automatic blocking, alert on attacks, allow/block lists. Configure: block threshold (10 requests/sec), challenge suspicious traffic with CAPTCHA. Monitor: false positives, legitimate traffic blocked. Tuning: start in detection mode, gradually move to blocking. Cost: ~$500/month. Benefits: prevents attacks, reduces load. Est: 5 story points.

Setup Web Application Firewall (WAF) with custom rules

Current auth: admin or user (binary). Need granular permissions for enterprise: roles (admin, editor, viewer, billing), permissions (read, write, delete, manage users). Implement RBAC: 1) Define roles and permissions 2) Role hierarchy 3) Permission checks at API level 4) UI elements based on permissions 5) Audit log for permission changes. Roles: SuperAdmin, OrgAdmin, TeamLead, Developer, Viewer, Billing. Permissions: resource-based (project.read, user.write). Libraries: Casbin or custom. Also: role assignment UI, permission testing framework. Required for enterprise customers. Est: 13 story points.

Implement role-based access control (RBAC) with granular permissions

No CSP headers, vulnerable to XSS injection. Implement strict CSP: 1) Whitelist allowed sources for scripts, styles, images 2) Block inline scripts (move to files) 3) nonce or hash for necessary inline scripts 4) Report-only mode initially 5) Monitor violations. Headers: Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'nonce-xxx'. Challenges: third-party scripts (analytics, ads), inline event handlers, eval(). Gradual rollout: report-only → blocking. Also: X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection headers. Test: CSP evaluator tools. Est: 5 story points. Hardens against XSS.

Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) to prevent XSS attacks

Security audit required before enterprise customers sign. Hire third-party pen testing firm. Scope: 1) OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities 2) API security 3) Authentication/authorization 4) SQL injection, XSS, CSRF 5) Infrastructure security 6) Social engineering. Process: scoping call, testing (2 weeks), report with findings, remediation, retest. Expected findings: 10-20 issues (typical). Must fix: all critical, all high severity. Document: remediation plan, timelines, evidence of fixes. Budget: $15-25K. Required for SOC 2, enterprise sales. Blocks production launch. Est: 21 story points for remediation. Priority: P0.

Conduct comprehensive penetration testing before production launch

Storing PII in plaintext: addresses, phone numbers, payment info. Regulatory risk (GDPR, CCPA). Implement encryption: 1) Encrypt at rest (database encryption) 2) Encrypt in transit (TLS 1.3) 3) Encrypt sensitive fields (application-level) 4) Key management with KMS 5) Key rotation policy. Fields to encrypt: SSN, credit cards (PCI-DSS), health data (HIPAA), financial info. Use: AWS KMS or HashiCorp Vault for keys, AES-256 encryption. Challenges: searchability of encrypted data (use tokenization), performance impact, key management. Also: encrypt backups, encrypt logs. Est: 13 story points. Compliance requirement.

Implement end-to-end encryption for sensitive user data

No audit trail of user actions, can't investigate security incidents or prove compliance. Implement audit logging: 1) User actions (login, data access, modifications, deletions) 2) Admin actions (privilege changes, config updates) 3) System events (deployments, incidents) 4) API access logs 5) Data export logs. Log: who, what, when, where (IP), why (context). Store: immutable logs in S3, retention 7 years (compliance). Features: tamper-proof (cryptographic hashing), searchable, real-time analysis. Use: CloudTrail for AWS, custom logging for app. GDPR/CCPA requirement. SOC 2 requirement. Est: 8 story points.

Implement comprehensive audit logging for compliance

Security issues making it to production. Implement automated scans: 1) SAST (Static Application Security Testing) - SonarQube, Semgrep 2) DAST (Dynamic) - OWASP ZAP 3) Dependency scanning - Snyk, npm audit 4) Container scanning - Trivy, Clair 5) Infrastructure scanning - Checkov, tfsec. Run: on every PR, block merge if critical issues. Reports: security dashboard, Slack alerts. Metrics: time to remediate, vulnerabilities by severity. Culture: security as part of development. Training: developers on security. Cost: ~$500/month for tools. Prevents vulnerabilities reaching prod. Est: 8 story points.

Setup automated security scanning in CI/CD pipeline

No incident response plan, don't know how to respond to security incidents. Setup: 1) Intrusion Detection System (IDS) - AWS GuardDuty 2) Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) 3) Incident response team 4) Runbooks for common incidents 5) Communication plan. IDS monitors: unusual API activity, brute force attempts, data exfiltration, privilege escalation. Response plan: detection → containment → eradication → recovery → lessons learned. Team: security lead, engineering, legal, PR. Practice: quarterly incident response drills (tabletop exercises). Required for compliance. Est: 13 story points.

Setup intrusion detection and incident response procedures

Developers not aware of security best practices, common vulnerabilities. Annual training required for compliance. Topics: 1) OWASP Top 10 2) Secure coding practices 3) Authentication/authorization 4) Input validation 5) Cryptography basics 6) Social engineering 7) Incident reporting. Format: online course (4 hours), quiz for certification, annual refresher. Use: vendor courses or internal. Track: completion rates, test scores. Benefits: reduces security bugs, culture of security. SOC 2 requirement. Cost: $50-100 per person. Schedule: Q1 for all engineers. Est: 3 story points for organization.

Conduct security awareness training for entire engineering team

Dependencies with known CVEs in production. Automate scanning: 1) Dependabot or Renovate for automated PRs 2) Snyk for vulnerability detection 3) Daily scans 4) Auto-merge patch versions 5) Alert on high/critical vulns. Policy: patch critical within 48 hours, high within 1 week. Monitor: time to patch, vulnerable dependencies count. Also: license compliance scanning. Challenges: breaking changes, testing overhead. Process: automated tests must pass before merge. Benefits: reduces risk, keeps dependencies current. Cost: Snyk ~$200/month. Est: 5 story points. Continuous security.

Setup automated dependency vulnerability scanning and patching

File upload vulnerable: no virus scanning, no file type validation, no size limits, path traversal risk. Secure uploads: 1) Virus scanning (ClamAV or cloud service) 2) File type validation (magic number, not extension) 3) Size limits (10MB max) 4) Sanitize filenames 5) Store in isolated storage (S3). Validate: MIME type, file content matches extension, no executable files. Scan: before storage, async processing, quarantine suspicious files. Also: CDN for serving, signed URLs with expiry. Prevents: malware uploads, XSS via SVG, path traversal. Est: 8 story points. Critical security.

Implement secure file upload with virus scanning and validation

Weak password policy: no minimum length, no complexity, passwords stored with weak hashing. Strengthen: 1) Min 12 characters 2) Require: uppercase, lowercase, numbers, special chars 3) Check against breached password database (HaveIBeenPwned) 4) Password strength meter 5) Force password change if breached. Hashing: bcrypt or Argon2 (not SHA). MFA: 1) TOTP (Google Authenticator) 2) SMS backup 3) Recovery codes 4) Enforce for admins. Also: account lockout after failed attempts, password expiry for high-privilege accounts. Security best practice. Est: 8 story points.

Implement secure password policies and MFA for all users

Current API key auth is weak: keys don't expire, no scoping, shared keys. Migrate to OAuth 2.0: 1) Authorization server 2) Client credentials flow (service-to-service) 3) Authorization code flow (user auth) 4) JWT access tokens 5) Refresh tokens. Features: token expiration (15 min access, 30 day refresh), scope-based permissions, token revocation. Also: PKCE for mobile apps, rate limiting per client. Backward compatibility: support API keys during migration (6 months). Benefits: better security, fine-grained permissions, standard protocol. Est: 13 story points. Improves API security.

Implement API authentication with OAuth 2.0 and JWT

Encryption keys never rotated, compliance violation. Implement rotation: 1) Key versioning 2) Automated rotation (quarterly) 3) Re-encrypt data with new keys 4) Backward compatibility (read old keys) 5) Emergency rotation procedure. Use: AWS KMS automatic rotation or manual with Vault. Process: rotate keys → re-encrypt data → retire old keys after grace period. Challenges: zero downtime rotation, large datasets (background job). Monitor: rotation success, encryption with old keys. Required for: SOC 2, PCI-DSS. Document: key rotation runbook, emergency procedures. Est: 8 story points. Compliance and best practice.

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