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GitLab's Security Compliance team built a custom control framework (GCF) after finding existing frameworks like NIST SP 800-53 inadequate for their multi-product, cloud-native environment.
•Existing frameworks lacked granularity; NIST's AC-2 bundles six distinct controls with different owners and evidence requirements into one
•GCF was built in 5 steps: analyze needs, study industry frameworks, create custom domains, add metadata context, and iterate
•18 custom control domains were defined, including AI Management, Product and Application Security, and Third Party Risk Management
•A two-level hierarchy separates what must be implemented (Level 1) from product-specific implementations for GitLab.com, Dedicated, and Dedicated for Government (Level 2)
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Each control tracks rich metadata: owner, environment, assets, frequency, nature (manual/automated), and testing details
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