Description: The practice of defining and managing policies through code, known as ‘Policy as Code’, allows organizations to automate and standardize the implementation of security, compliance, and governance policies in their technological infrastructures. This methodology is based on the idea that policies, like software, can be written, versioned, and managed using software development tools. This not only improves consistency and transparency in policy enforcement but also facilitates collaboration between development and operations teams. By integrating policies into the software development lifecycle, organizations can detect and correct compliance issues before they become significant risks. Furthermore, ‘Policy as Code’ aligns with modern practices such as ‘Infrastructure as Code’ (IaC), where infrastructure is defined and managed through code, enabling greater agility and efficiency in resource management. Tools like Terraform and Pulumi are examples of technologies that allow the implementation of this practice, facilitating the programmatic and scalable creation and management of policies.
