Identity & RBAC
Explicit identities, role-based permissions and clear authorisation boundaries.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS
Systems designed to be understood, controlled and maintained.
Governance is built into architecture through identity, auditability, change control, observability, data protection and operational resilience — not added as documentation after delivery.
Secrets management
Keep credentials and sensitive configuration outside source code and minimise exposure.
Audit trails
Record meaningful changes and privileged actions with useful operational context.
Observability
Structured logs, health signals and diagnostics that help teams understand system behaviour.
Data protection
Apply minimisation, access boundaries, retention awareness and secure handling to personal and business data.
Change control
Version-controlled changes, reviewable configuration and repeatable deployment practices.
Secure SDLC
Treat validation, dependency hygiene, defensive coding and security review as delivery activities.
Resilience
Design backup, recovery, failure handling and service dependencies around realistic operational needs.
Operational ownership
Document responsibilities, support paths and technical decisions so systems remain maintainable after launch.
PRIVACY & TRUST
Data protection