What Is Build-Time Security for CI/CD Pipelines?

TL;DR A CI/CD pipeline is privileged, networked, and often executes third-party packages, scripts, actions, containers, or build tools as software is assembled. Traditional AppSec tools such as SAST, SCA, and DAST help secure source code, dependencies, and deployed applications, but they do not fully monitor or control what happens while the build itself is running. […]