Audit Automation In Health-Critical Unix Environments: A Devsecops Perspective

The healthcare industry increasingly relies on digital infrastructures powered by Unix-based systems to managesensitive patient data, clinical workflows, and operational logistics. Ensuring the integrity, availability, and security of thesesystems is critical, given the stringent regulatory frameworks (HIPAA, GDPR, etc.) and the potentially life-threateningconsequences of system failures or data breaches. In this context, automated auditing emerges as a powerful mechanism forcontinuous compliance, real-time threat detection, and operational resilience. This review explores the intersection of auditautomation and DevSecOps within health-critical Unix environments. It critically examines existing tools, methodologies,challenges, and future directions, offering a comprehensive understanding of how DevSecOps principles can drive secure,efficient, and regulatory-compliant audit processes in mission-critical healthcare systems.