Security, Compliance and OSPO as a Service

The service builds sustainable governance for software development and open-source usage. Compliance checks are automated and anchored as guardrails in the pipelines, so conformity is built into the system rather than dependent on individuals. The team ships faster because the check runs on every commit. The oversight and evidence responsibility stays in house; le dot builds and runs the path that makes it demonstrable.

Typical starting points

  • open-source usage, compliance evidence, AI regulation or software supply chains can no longer be governed manually: policies, a licence inventory and automated checks are built up as a governance path
  • governance has to be anchored permanently in processes and pipelines: every commit runs through security and licensing rules with a documented result
  • a regulated industry has to keep its IT continuously audit-ready: regulatory requirements are translated into review and documentation steps with dashboards and a review rhythm

Outcomes

Governance becomes audit-ready: oversight and auditors receive complete evidence, and operational and regulatory risk becomes manageable. The concrete deliverables are:

  • an operational OSPO handbook
  • a set of automated compliance dashboards
  • a fixed rhythm of reviews

Teams work within clear guardrails, the evidence for audits is available at any time, and new vulnerabilities trigger a defined response path instead of improvisation.

Scope of work

Conformity becomes a property of the pipeline: every commit runs through the same automated check, and every decision leaves evidence behind.

flowchart TD
    accTitle: Compliance-as-code cycle
    accDescr: Every commit runs through an automated security and licence check; on a violation it is blocked, otherwise released with documentation, and everything stays traceable in the audit trail.
    A["Commit"] --> B["Automated check<br/>security + licence"]
    B --> C{"Rule violated?"}
    C -->|yes| D["Blocked<br/>with evidence"]
    C -->|no| E["Release<br/>documented"]
    E --> F["Audit trail<br/>verifiable at any time"]
    D --> A

OSPO setup and process design A central authority steers open source deliberately rather than merely tolerating it:

  • guidelines for usage, regulated internal contributions
  • a maintained licence inventory

Compliance-as-code automation Automated checks run inside the pipelines:

  • every commit is checked against security and licensing rules
  • the result is documented traceably

Supply chain risk management (SBOM) Permanent monitoring of software bills of materials (CycloneDX) stays active:

  • known components and their risks stay visible at all times
  • new vulnerabilities trigger a rapid response

Regulation and evidence obligations Requirements from the EU AI Act and ISO 42001 are translated into concrete review and documentation steps. For regulated industries the same path is connected to the relevant supervisory authority: the FINMA circular 2023/01 on ICT and cyber risks, the validation and change-control evidence under Swissmedic and ISO 13485 in MedTech and pharma. AI and regulated systems thus run through the same governance path as the rest of the code, and the evidence is ready for inspections at any time.

Scope boundaries

This service builds governance and runs it continuously. The one-off, in-depth review of a specific supply chain is delivered by the SBOM and Supply Chain Security Audit, which often sets the baseline for the retainer. While this service covers compliance, licensing and open-source governance, Delivery Engineering raises throughput and release capability (CI/CD, DORA). Offensive security testing such as penetration testing is not part of the mandate; it is coordinated through external providers where needed.

Key data

The extent of the engagement depends on the breadth of the governance mandate:

  • how many products and repositories are covered
  • which regulatory requirements have to be evidenced
  • whether an ongoing guidance subscription or a time-boxed setup project is needed

A narrow compliance topic stays lean, a broad OSPO across multiple requirements calls for more guidance. What the engagement costs in a concrete case depends on exactly these factors. The price range gives the frame for your own organisation.

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