Security Risk Assessment of Continuous Deployment Pipelines in Multi-Cloud Architectures Using DevSecOps Metrics and Anomaly Detection Models

Srividhya.S

Authors

Srividhya.S Independent Researcher, India. Author

Keywords:

Continuous Deployment, Multi-Cloud Security, DevSecOps Metrics, Anomaly Detection, CI/CD Pipelines, Cloud Risk Assessment

Abstract

The rapid adoption of continuous deployment (CD) pipelines in multi-cloud architectures has significantly increased software delivery velocity, but it has also expanded the attack surface across heterogeneous cloud environments. Traditional security assessment approaches are often insufficient to capture dynamic risks emerging from automated pipelines, distributed infrastructure, and shared responsibility models. This research paper investigates how DevSecOps metrics combined with anomaly detection models can be leveraged to systematically assess and mitigate security risks in multi-cloud continuous deployment pipelines.

The study synthesizes research on DevSecOps measurement, cloud security monitoring, and anomaly detection techniques, and proposes a conceptual risk assessment framework. By integrating pipeline-level security metrics with behavioral anomaly detection, organizations can identify misconfigurations, malicious activities, and policy violations in near real time. The paper highlights practical implications for secure software delivery and outlines future research directions.

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