Unveiling the GUARD framework to automate security detections at GitLab

GitLab Security Operations has developed the GitLab Universal Automated Detection and Response (GUARD) framework to enhance the security and efficiency of the GitLab.com SaaS platform. By leveraging automation, GUARD aims to standardize, automate, and scale security workflows, allowing security engineers to focus on more complex tasks. GUARD, a collaboration between the Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) and the Signals Engineering Team, integrates key components like Detection as Code, User Attestation Module, and Alert Triage and Response, all centered around GitLab’s platform as the single source of truth. This framework reduces alert fatigue through consolidation and risk scoring, while metrics generation provides insights into alert handling efficiency. GitLab’s CI/CD pipeline automates the deployment of threat detections, ensuring a streamlined and auditable process. GUARD's iterative approach encourages ongoing improvements and flexibility, with the intention of sharing its development journey to inspire similar advancements in automation across other platforms.

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