Highlights

🏗️ Infrastructure & Performance

• build(deps): bump bridgecrewio/checkov-action from 12.3134.0 to 12.3135.0 in the github-actions group @dependabot[bot] (#9020)
• build(deps): bump step-security/harden-runner from 2.22.1 to 2.22.2 in the github-actions group @dependabot[bot] (#9016)

📦 Dependencies

• build(deps): bump bridgecrewio/checkov-action from 12.3134.0 to 12.3135.0 in the github-actions group @dependabot[bot] (#9020)
• build(deps): bump org.apache.xmlgraphics:xmlgraphics-commons from 2.11 to 2.12 @dependabot[bot] (#9018)
• build(deps): bump org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-all from 1.19 to 1.20 @dependabot[bot] (#9019)
• build(deps-dev): bump io.grpc:grpc-context from 1.85.0 to 1.85.1 @dependabot[bot] (#9017)
• build(deps): bump step-security/harden-runner from 2.22.1 to 2.22.2 in the github-actions group @dependabot[bot] (#9016)
• build(deps): bump org.vafer:jdeb from 1.14 to 1.15 @dependabot[bot] (#9015)

Political Analysis Enhancements

Changes in this release continue to enhance the Citizen Intelligence Agency (OSINT) platform's capabilities for monitoring political figures and institutions, providing improved insights into:

• Political performance metrics
• Institutional transparency
• Decision-making analysis
• Risk assessment

🔐 Hack23 ISMS Policies & Governance

Hack23 is committed to transparency and evidence-based security. Our complete Information Security Management System (ISMS) is publicly available:

Coverage: 32 ISMS policies • 100+ security controls • ISO 27001:2022 • NIST CSF 2.0 • CIS Controls v8.1

🛡️ Security & Compliance

SLSA Build Attestations

Artifact Attestations Available:

• DEB Package Build Provenance - SLSA Level 3 provenance for cia-dist-deb-2026.10.21.all.deb
• WAR Build Provenance - SLSA Level 3 provenance for citizen-intelligence-agency-2026.10.21.war
• DEB SBOM Attestation - Software Bill of Materials in SPDX format
• WAR SBOM Attestation - Software Bill of Materials in SPDX format

Security Posture

Security Scanning Results

📊 Quality & Testing

Code Quality Reports

Detailed Reports Available:

• Maven Site Documentation - Complete project documentation
• JaCoCo Test Coverage - Unit test coverage reports (80%+ line, 70%+ branch)
• JavaDoc API Documentation - Complete API reference
• SonarCloud Dashboard - Code quality metrics

Testing Standards

Per Secure Development Policy:

• ✅ Minimum 80% line coverage
• ✅ Minimum 70% branch coverage
• ✅ Automated security scanning (SAST/DAST)
• ✅ Dependency vulnerability checks

💻 Technology Stack

Runtime: Java 27 (Feature Release) • Source: Java 21 (LTS) • Build: Maven 3.10.x • Database: PostgreSQL 18

🙏 Contributors

Thanks to @dependabot[bot] for their contributions to this release!

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Hack23/cia/compare/2026.10.18...2026.10.21