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The practice of integrating security testing and practices earlier in the software development lifecycle to catch vulnerabilities before they reach production.

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Cybersecurity Information Security CIA Triad Attack Surface Attack Vector Threat Actor Threat Model Defense in Depth Security by Design DevSecOps Patch Management Hardening
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