Developer SIEM: Developer-Aware Security Events Through Developer Security Posture Management

74% of Software Security Risks Originate with Developers—Human and AI.
Yet traditional SIEM platforms were not designed to capture how developer actions introduce risk across the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Security teams can observe infrastructure logs, runtime alerts, and network events—but often lack visibility into which developer or AI agent acted, what tool was used, and how risk entered the SDLC. This blind spot limits investigation, attribution, and response when security events originate during development.

Archipelo closes this gap with developer-level observability and telemetry—linking developer identity and actions to proactively identify and mitigate risks before, during, and after code is committed.

What is Developer SIEM?

Developer SIEM is not a replacement for traditional SIEM platforms.
It is a developer-aware security signal that complements existing security analytics by providing visibility into developer actions that lead to security events.

Developer Security Posture Management (DevSPM) acts as the system of record that enables Developer SIEM use cases by:

Linking scan results and security findings to developer identity and actions
Providing historical context for development-related security events
Supplying attribution that traditional SIEM tools cannot generate on their own

DevSPM fills a critical gap in ASPM and CNAPP by linking scan results to developer and AI agent identity and actions—enabling downstream security workflows, including SIEM correlation.

Most SIEM platforms aggregate logs and alerts from infrastructure and runtime systems. However, when a vulnerability or incident originates during development, SIEM tools often cannot answer:

Who introduced the risk?
Which action or tool caused it?
Whether this risk is recurring across teams or workflows?

Without developer-aware telemetry, security teams must investigate incidents without root-cause visibility.

Developer Security Posture Management provides the missing context required for meaningful correlation.

Archipelo enables Developer SIEM use cases by creating a historical record of coding events across the SDLC tied to developer identity and actions.

This developer-aware telemetry can be used to:

Correlate scan results and vulnerabilities with developer activity
Support incident investigation and root cause analysis
Provide audit-ready evidence for compliance workflows
Reduce repeated risk by identifying patterns across teams

Archipelo integrates with existing ASPM and CNAPP stacks to strengthen security programs with developer-aware visibility—not to replace SIEM platforms.

Why Traditional SIEM Lacks Developer Context

Understanding Developer SIEM: Real-World Risks

Several high-profile incidents underscore the necessity of Developer SIEM to manage risks stemming from developer actions and weak posture management:

Insider Threats and Identity Mismanagement, Uber Breach (2022):
A hacker exploited compromised developer credentials to access critical systems, emphasizing the need for proactive monitoring of developer activity to detect and mitigate insider threats before they escalate.
AI Code Vulnerabilities, GitHub Copilot Security Flaw (2024)
Researchers discovered that AI tools like GitHub Copilot can generate insecure code snippets when working with flawed codebases. This highlights the importance of governing AI-driven code development and detecting insecure code patterns in real-time.

These incidents demonstrate why Developer SIEM is indispensable for securing the development lifecycle, enabling organizations to address vulnerabilities introduced by developer actions swiftly and effectively.

Key Archipelo Developer Security Capabilities

Archipelo provides capabilities supporting developer-aware security events:

Developer Vulnerability Attribution
Trace CVE scan results to the developers and AI agents who introduced them.
Automated Developer & CI/CD Tool Governance
Scan developer and CI/CD tools to verify tool inventory and mitigate shadow IT risks.
AI Code Usage & Risk Monitor
Monitor AI code tool usage to ensure secure and responsible software development.
Developer Security Posture
Monitor security risks of developer actions by generating insights into individual and team security posture.

These capabilities provide the foundational signals required for developer-aware security analytics.

Developer SIEM as an Outcome of DevSPM

Developer SIEM is not a standalone product category—it is an outcome enabled by Developer Security Posture Management.

By making developer actions observable—human and AI—organizations can:

Improve incident response accuracy
Reduce investigation time
Strengthen compliance evidence
Address root cause instead of symptoms

Archipelo strengthens existing ASPM and CNAPP stacks with Developer Security Posture Management—providing developer-level observability and telemetry that enables developer-aware security analytics and investigation.

Contact us to learn how Archipelo strengthens your existing ASPM and CNAPP stack with Developer Security Posture Management.

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