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Trust & Security

Security isn't a phase. It's the architecture.

Every platform we deliver is built on a zero-trust, defense-in-depth foundation — with Canadian data residency, full auditability, and alignment to the standards your auditors and procurement teams expect.

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Why it matters

The cost of getting security wrong is rising.

$4.44Mglobal average cost of a data breach (2025)
$10.22Maverage breach cost in the United States — a record
$1.9Maverage saved by orgs using AI & automation in security

Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025 (Ponemon Institute). ibm.com/reports/data-breach

Shared responsibility

Who owns what on every major cloud.

Under the shared-responsibility model on every major cloud (Azure, AWS & Google Cloud), some controls are always yours — we make sure they're covered.

Responsibility On-Prem IaaS PaaS SaaS
Data & data classification Customer Customer Customer Customer
Identities & access Customer Customer Customer Customer
Endpoints / devices Customer Customer Customer Customer
Application security Customer Customer Shared Cloud provider
Network controls DevCloudOps + You DevCloudOps + You DevCloudOps + You Cloud provider
OS / host Customer DevCloudOps + You Cloud provider Cloud provider
Physical / datacenter Customer Cloud provider Cloud provider Cloud provider

Based on the shared-responsibility model common to every major cloud (Azure, AWS & Google Cloud); Microsoft's reference shown. learn.microsoft.com

Simplified for illustration; exact boundaries depend on the services used.

Frameworks & alignment

Built to the standards enterprises are held to.

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SOC 2 (Type II) alignment

We design controls (access, change management, monitoring, encryption) that map to the SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria so your audits go smoothly.

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ISO 27001 alignment

ISMS-friendly architecture and documentation for EU, UK, and government procurement requirements.

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Well-Architected

Security pillar applied end-to-end across every platform we build — Azure, AWS & Google Cloud.

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Cloud Adoption Framework

Govern & Secure methodologies baked into the landing zone from day one.

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Canadian data residency

Deployed in Canadian data residency regions by default; PIPEDA-friendly. Any region on request.

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Zero-trust & least privilege

OIDC federation, managed identities, no long-lived secrets — verified, never assumed.

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Our security practices

What 'secure by default' actually means.

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    Zero long-lived credentialsOIDC federation & managed identities replace static keys end-to-end.
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    Private by designPrivate endpoints & Private Link keep origins off the public internet.
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    Managed WAF & bot defenseGlobal edge + WAF (Front Door, CloudFront, Cloud CDN) rulesets tuned to your real traffic.
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    Policy-as-code guardrailsAzure Policy, AWS SCPs & GCP Org Policy enforce governance automatically.
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    Continuous posture monitoringDefender for Cloud, GuardDuty & Security Command Center surface drift and threats in real time.
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    Full auditabilityEvery change is in version control with runbooks and a clean rollback path.

Security FAQ

What procurement and security teams ask.

Is DevCloudOps SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified?
We are a boutique firm and design every engagement to map to SOC 2 and ISO 27001 controls, and we help clients reach and maintain those certifications. Where you need an audited certificate for the delivered platform, we build to the relevant criteria and support your audit. We're transparent about what is certified vs. aligned.
Where is our data stored?
Canadian data residency by default with in-country regions on every major cloud (PIPEDA-friendly). We can target any cloud region your compliance requires.
How do you handle secrets and access?
Zero-trust: OIDC federation and managed identities instead of long-lived keys, least-privilege RBAC, secrets in a managed secrets vault (Key Vault, AWS Secrets Manager or GCP Secret Manager), and no standing credentials in pipelines.
Can you support our existing compliance program?
Yes — we map deliverables to your control framework, provide architecture documentation and runbooks, and integrate with your monitoring and audit tooling.
What happens to access when an engagement ends?
All access is via your cloud account and revocable by you at any time. Everything we build is infrastructure-as-code in your repos — you own it fully.

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