Developers operate at the point where code, tools, and infrastructure converge—making their actions critical to security outcomes.
Developer Security Posture reflects how individual and team behaviors, tooling decisions, and workflows contribute to security risk over time.
Developer Security Posture Management (DevSPM) provides a structured way to assess, compare, and improve these risk patterns across the SDLC.
Developer Security Posture Management evaluates how developer actions, tool usage, and workflows impact security and compliance outcomes.
It addresses challenges such as insider threats, shadow IT, insecure development practices, and AI-assisted development risk by adding developer-level context to security findings.
Developer Security Posture is informed by capabilities such as:
Developer Security Profiles
Aggregate developer actions, risks introduced, and historical patterns to provide a clear view of security impact.Developer Activity Monitoring
Observe code changes, tool usage, and AI-assisted development to surface risk signals.Behavioral Risk Patterns
Identify recurring behaviors that correlate with higher security risk.Vulnerability Attribution
Link vulnerabilities and policy violations to the actions that introduced them.
Without visibility into developer security posture, organizations struggle to distinguish isolated issues from systemic risk patterns.
Lacking this context leads to slower triage, inefficient remediation, and recurring security incidents.
Developer security posture is negatively affected by:
Compromised or misused developer credentials
Unapproved tools and shadow IT
Unvetted dependencies and third-party code
Insecure AI-assisted coding practices
Leaked secrets and sensitive data in repositories
Public incidents have shown that poor visibility into developer actions—whether through compromised credentials, unvetted dependencies, or AI-assisted coding—can lead to significant security and compliance impact:
Insider Threats and Identity Mismanagement, Uber Breach (2022): A hacker gained access to Uber’s internal systems by exploiting compromised developer credentials. The breach resulted in the theft of sensitive data, including user and driver information. The attack highlighted the dangers of inadequate identity and access management practices within development environments.
AI Code Vulnerabilities, GitHub Copilot Security Flaw (2024): Researchers discovered that code generated by GitHub’s Copilot AI tool occasionally suggested insecure code snippets, including vulnerable functions prone to SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) if your existing codebase contains security issues.
Archipelo enables Developer Security Posture Management by making developer actions observable—linking security risks to developer identity, tools, and workflows across the SDLC.
How Archipelo Supports Developer Security Posture
Developer Security Posture
Generate developer-level and team-level security posture insights based on observed actions and risk patterns.Developer Vulnerability Attribution
Trace vulnerabilities and policy violations to the developers and AI agents who introduced them.Automated Developer & CI/CD Tool Governance
Inventory and govern developer tools and CI/CD integrations to reduce shadow IT exposure.AI Code Usage & Risk Monitor
Monitor AI-assisted development and correlate AI usage with changes in developer security posture.
Developer security posture influences security outcomes, compliance exposure, and engineering efficiency.
Developer Security Posture Management is not about monitoring individuals—it is about understanding systemic risk and improving security decision-making across the SDLC.
Archipelo delivers developer-level visibility and actionable insights to help organizations understand and improve developer security posture across the SDLC.
Contact us to learn how Archipelo strengthens your existing ASPM and CNAPP stack with Developer Security Posture Management.