DACI Decision

Status

REJECTED

ImpactThis decision affects the development process and to a great degree the tools, that should be used by the LabBooster team.
DriverKRONTIRAS-ext, Pavlos 
ApproverKRONTIRAS-ext, Pavlos 
Contributors
Informed

Roscetti, Nicolas MENGHETTI, Matteo SIMAO-ext, Vitor 

Due date
Outcome

Will not proceed with general implementation at this time. Decision made on   

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Impact rating

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Decision characteristics
  • The decision will have a material impact on the customer experience OR
  • will significantly impact the roadmap OR
  • will adversely disrupt an internal business process.

HIGH

  • The decision will involve a less than material change to customer experience OR
  • will impact the roadmap OR
  • will impact an existing internal business process

MEDIUM

  • All other decisions
LOW


Background

The Google Cloud Software Delivery Shield is a set of tools and services that offer a secure cloud-hosted development environment with end-to-end security built-in, that prevents any unauthorized code or data exfiltration from the organization's GCP estate.

Current state

All development is done locally on individual computers with full access to upload/download files and data.

Data for decision support

High level Architecture of GCP Software Delivery Shield

Options considered

 


Option 1: Do nothingOption 2: Use GCP Software Delivery Shield

Description


No change

Implementing this framework will require the activation and use of several new GCP tools & services and will change the current development and software build and delivery processes.

Rollout plan


No change

  • Request new development GCP project in Syensqo landing zone with all required APIs and network configurations enabled
  • Create Artifact repositories for source code management and Assured Open Source Software
  • Create development VMs with necessary software tools installed
  • Create build pipelines
  • Test and validate framework
  • Create user documentation
  • Scale up the rollout to developers
Pros and cons

(plus) No change to current development process

(plus) No additional cost or effort required

(minus) Higher on-boarding time for new team members

(minus) Potential for lost time and inefficiencies due to development environment 

(minus) Continued security risks & inefficiencies


(plus) Secure development with validated secure 3rd party libraries and automatic scanning of containers for security vulnerabilities

(plus) Digitally signed containers for verifiable build provenance

(plus) Prevents data loss/exfiltration by enforcing a security perimeter with resources contained within GCP

(plus) Standardizes development environment and tools, minimizing errors and lost time troubleshooting problems due to misconfiguration or configuration differences

(plus) Accelerates on-boarding time for new team members

(plus) Potentially reduces hardware costs with reduced performance requirements for developers' physical hardware

(minus) Requires fast and reliable Internet connectivity

(minus) Increases GCP consumption costs with use of new tools & services

(minus) Would require additional GCP skills to support framework

(minus) Libraries currently in use in DataLab code may not be security validated

(minus) Introduces a completely new development process

(minus) May require significant amount of time to deploy, validate, and rollout

(minus) May not be easily transferable to other cloud platforms, e.g. Azure

Risks


  • Continued risk of data exfiltration
  • Continued risk of including security vulnerabilities in delivered product
  • Resistance from developers that want to maintain their own independent development environment
  • Additional costs are not acceptable
  • Skills are not available in team to support the framework

Estimated cost and effort




FAQ

Q1.

A1.


References


RelevanceLink
Official documentation of the GCP Software Delivery Shieldhttps://cloud.google.com/security/solutions/software-supply-chain-security?hl=en
Review of test implementation








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