# Getting Started

Delivery Shield provides a comprehensive solution to real-time vulnerability risks and security breaches. 

To get started with using Delivery Shield and manage your applications, you need to do the following steps as listed below:

1. [Delivery Shield  Feature Overview ](https://docs.opsmx.com/opsmx-delivery-shield-platform/delivery-shield-overview)
2. [Installing Delivery Shield](https://docs.opsmx.com/opsmx-delivery-shield-platform/getting-started/installing-delivery-shield) 
3. [Integrating CI and CD tools in Delivery Shield](https://docs.opsmx.com/opsmx-delivery-shield-platform/getting-started/integrating-ci-and-cd-tools-in-delivery-shield) 
4. [Integrating Security Scanning tools in Delivery Shield ](https://docs.opsmx.com/opsmx-delivery-shield-platform/getting-started/integrating-security-scanning-tools-in-delivery-shield)
5. [Integrating Other tools in Delivery Shield](https://docs.opsmx.com/opsmx-delivery-shield-platform/getting-started/integrating-other-tools-in-delivery-shield) 
6. [Enable Deployment Firewall in Target Clusters](https://docs.opsmx.com/opsmx-delivery-shield-platform/getting-started/enabling-deployment-firewall-in-target-clusters)

Once the above steps are completed, based on your CI CD workflow executions, the Delivery Shield  Dashboard automatically populates with your applications, their security levels and associated issues.