Organizations, particularly in regulated industries, often face challenges in automating CI/CD pipelines due to stringent security and release requirements. This tutorial provides a detailed guide on setting up secure, automated CI/CD pipelines using CircleCI and GitHub, addressing these concerns by implementing fine-grained access controls. It covers the use of protected branches, security groups, contexts, and approval jobs to ensure that only authorized personnel can trigger and manage deployments. For enterprise projects, this setup includes manual approvals and documentation checks before production deployment, while for open-source projects, it suggests a tiered approach to access, distinguishing between internal, semi-internal, and community contributors. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of protecting sensitive information and maintaining compliance, offering flexible solutions for both proprietary and open-source environments.