Current Projects
CIA Compliance Manager
A comprehensive security assessment platform for the CIA triad: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.
Citizen Intelligence Agency
An open-source intelligence platform for political transparency in Sweden, providing governance insights and accountability metrics.
Lambda in Private VPC
A multi-region active/active site leveraging Resilience Hub policy compliance and runbooks for rapid recovery from failures and high availability.
About James Pether Sörling
Security & Open Source Expert

Experienced technology professional with expertise in information security and delivery of secure cloud systems. Strong advocate for transparency in organizations and committed to ensuring the security and reliability of open source projects.
Notable Contributions
As an open source contributor for cfn-nag, which performs infrastructure as code (IaC) static analysis of AWS CloudFormation, he developed a module that integrates CFN-nag into SonarQube, enhancing security analysis capabilities.
- Speaker at Javaforum Göteborg
- Guest on Shift Left Like A Boss security podcast
- Developer of Sonar-CloudFormation-Plugin
Additional Projects
James leads several other projects including:
- Lambda in Private VPC - A multi-region active/active site leveraging Resilience Hub policy compliance
- CIA Dashboard - Political activity dashboard for Sweden
Press Coverage
Computer Sweden
This article highlights the innovative use of technology in revealing the activities of politicians. It features James Pether Sörling's work in leveraging data-driven insights to promote transparency in political processes.
Read ArticleRiksdag och Departement
A Swedish publication that discusses the role of Citizen Intelligence Agency in monitoring politicians. It underscores James Pether Sörling's commitment to fostering accountability in politics through the strategic use of technology.
Read ArticleNational Democratic Institute
A comprehensive survey report that underscores the importance of parliamentary monitoring organizations in Sweden. It acknowledges James Pether Sörling's significant contributions to these organizations, reinforcing his commitment to strengthening democratic processes.
View ReportPast Projects
Sonar-CloudFormation-Plugin
SonarQube plugin for analyzing AWS CloudFormation templates with security best practices based on NIST, CWE, and ISO standards.
CIA Dashboard
Political activity dashboard for Sweden, offering comprehensive visualizations of parliamentary activity and political performance metrics.
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