Author: Vivienne Ashford
Photo Courtesy of: Scribe Security
In late 2024, a multinational cybersecurity firm—trusted by Fortune 500 clients and government agencies—found itself confronting a growing concern within its own software development lifecycle. While known for protecting others against threats, the firm identified troubling gaps in its internal systems: missing visibility across software components, inconsistent enforcement of security policies, and mounting pressure to comply with regulations such as NIST 800-218, SLSA, and Executive Order 14028.
Despite its reputation for external cyber defense, the company faced difficulties standardizing internal practices across decentralized teams. As a result, risks in software dependencies, version control misalignments, and untracked code paths introduced significant uncertainty into software builds. With regulatory audits looming and enterprise clients demanding transparency, the organization needed a system that could secure its software production line without slowing down its engineering teams.
“It’s not uncommon for even security firms to experience fragmentation in their software delivery pipelines,” said Rubi Arbel, CEO of Scribe Security. “We were brought in to deliver clarity, automation and measurable consistency across their internal software factory.”
A Case for Continuous Assurance
The cybersecurity firm selected Scribe Security’s Continuous Assurance Platform to address these concerns. The deployment began with a rapid assessment phase that uncovered inconsistencies across the firm’s CI/CD pipelines and gaps in component tracking. Some build environments lacked token expiration alerts, others failed to capture provenance data, and few enforced policy-based signing.
Scribe’s platform introduced a real-time, centralized layer for software component mapping. It automatically discovered repositories, tracked software artifacts, and linked them to their respective build and deployment environments. This mapping closed visibility gaps and highlighted vulnerabilities that had previously gone undetected.
By integrating directly into the development lifecycle, Scribe enabled DevSecOps teams to detect misconfigurations, expired credentials, and incomplete SBOMs (Software Bills of Materials) without halting the pace of software delivery. The result was a uniform system of policy-driven enforcement that spanned across products and geographies.
Data-Backed Results
The impact of Scribe’s deployment was measurable. The company reported a 40% reduction in manual security audits, largely due to the automatic generation of machine-readable attestations and SBOMs. These digital artifacts replaced cumbersome spreadsheets and manual record-keeping, which had previously delayed compliance reviews.
More than 15 security policies were codified and enforced automatically across the pipeline. Every software artifact—regardless of its origin—was cryptographically signed, blocking unauthorized modifications and verifying provenance. The firm also eliminated manual provisioning for signing keys, reducing key management overhead and lowering the risk of credential misuse.
“Our goal was not to just catch mistakes but to prevent them from happening,” Arbel explained. “That meant moving from reactive controls to embedded ones that could intervene earlier in the process.”
Developer Buy-In Without Disruption
A key concern for the cybersecurity firm was adoption. Developers, already under pressure to deliver on tight deadlines, often resist new security tools that add friction. Scribe’s integration strategy focused on minimizing interruptions. The platform connected directly with existing DevOps tools and pipelines, so developers didn’t need to learn new environments or overhaul workflows.
This seamless integration allowed product security teams to implement guardrails while preserving engineering autonomy. Scribe provided detailed adoption reports comparing how different teams implemented policies, giving leadership a granular view of security maturity across the organization.
“Security teams usually lack visibility into what’s actually happening inside the SDLC,” Arbel said. “By measuring adoption, not just alerts, we helped them manage outcomes—not assumptions.”
Strengthened Procurement Position
Beyond internal efficiencies, the transformation had downstream effects on the firm’s external positioning. By embedding verifiable compliance into its software delivery, the firm enhanced its readiness for procurement processes—particularly in sensitive government and financial sectors.
Machine-generated attestations and tamper-proof logs were submitted as part of vendor assessments, demonstrating proactive risk management. This documentation became a key asset during client security reviews, enabling faster onboarding and reducing scrutiny.
As industry regulations become more stringent and clients demand verifiable trust, this kind of evidence-based compliance is increasingly seen as a prerequisite, not a differentiator. The cybersecurity firm’s use of Scribe’s system moved it closer to meeting such demands at scale.
Reframing Security as Operational Strategy
This case reveals an underlying trend in software development: the shift from treating security as a final gate to treating it as part of the build process itself. For this cybersecurity company, Scribe’s system offered more than technical tools. It provided a framework for aligning product delivery with the risk and compliance needs of a modern enterprise.
What began as a problem of blind spots ended with a structured and scalable model for maintaining software trust. By embedding integrity checks, artifact verification and audit automation into the development lifecycle, the firm gained not only internal control—but external credibility.
“Security isn’t just about defense anymore,” said Arbel. “It’s about traceability, accountability, and building systems that can prove and actually demonstrate what they’ve done. That’s where we’ve focused our energy.”
With the software supply chain now seen as a major target for attackers and a critical focus for regulators, this transformation illustrates how security, when implemented with precision, can shift from a barrier to a facilitator. For one global cybersecurity firm, Scribe helped map the journey—from obscurity to observability.
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