Why Most DevSecOps Pipelines Fail At Runtime Security (Not Build Time)
devops.com, Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
Various security issues do not appear during builds or staging tests. They emerge after deployment, when production traffic begins exercising real permissions, integrations and system states.
Runtime risk refers to security exposure caused by configuration, identity or infrastructure changes after deployment. Teams adopt DevSecOps to shift security controls earlier in delivery while maintaining deployment velocity.
Runtime risk emerges when deployed configurations, identities and infrastructure drift from what pipelines validated during testing. Even mature best practices and modern DevSecOps tools fall short when third-party dependencies, compliance demands and real production behavior collide. These factors bypass build-time controls by introducing permissions, behaviors and constraints not evaluated during testing.