How to ensure separation of duties and enforce compliance with GitLab

What this post added

This post details the implementation of GitLab's Security Policies (Scan Execution Policies, Merge Request Approval Policies, and Pipeline Execution Policies) to enforce separation of duties and continuous compliance. It explains how to configure these policies via the Policy Editor, including requiring security scans (e.g., SAST) before a pipeline runs, enforcing security team approval for merge requests with vulnerabilities, and enforcing specific CI/CD jobs. It also highlights the use of Audit Events and the Compliance Center's Standards Adherence report for monitoring.