Gitpod transforms security from a productivity blocker into an automated, integrated part of the development workflow. It provides ephemeral, standardized, and isolated environments that eliminate persistent attack vectors, contain potential security breaches within temporary environments, and give fine-grained control over resources accessed over the network. By using Gitpod's security features, organizations can reduce their attack surface area, eliminate code stored on local devices, implement fine-grained access control via SSO, SCM, and OIDC, replace VDI with purpose-built cloud development environments, automate secrets management with OIDC, provide secure sandboxes for AI assistants and agents, speed up compliance audits, enable instant provisioning and revocation of development environments for contractors, and achieve cost savings compared to traditional solutions. Gitpod's zero-trust architecture implements granular access controls and no persistent state, ensuring a secure development infrastructure.