3 signs your team is ready to uplevel security controls in GitLab

As teams grow, they often outgrow their basic security practices and need more advanced measures. Signs that a team needs to upgrade its security include spending more time managing permissions than writing code, security reviews creating development bottlenecks, and uncertainty about who changed what and when. Manual permission management can become tedious and prone to errors as teams grow, leading to accidental or unauthorized changes to critical code. Advanced access controls can help automate permission management and provide an additional layer of security. A robust review process is also necessary to ensure the right people review the right changes, and features like Multiple Approvers and push rules can help. As teams grow, it becomes harder to track changes and ensure code quality meets regulatory requirements, making tools like Audit Events and Code Quality Reports essential. These features can help teams prove compliance and quickly identify and fix problems within the code. If a team is experiencing security-related growing pains, it's time to consider upleveling its security needs with features that prioritize security and compliance. GitLab Premium offers a range of features that can help teams mature their security practices as they grow. By upgrading to GitLab Premium, teams can empower their developers with features that prioritize security and compliance, and accelerate software delivery.