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The Acronyms Of Cybersecurity

Untitled designCybersecurity is complicated enough without acronyms flying around.

To keep everyone on the same page, the team at Rampart AI™ put together some common cybersecurity acronyms and their definitions.

DevSecOps: Development, Security & Operations

It is a strategy for ensuring security throughout the software application development and operations lifecycle.

DevOps: Development & Operations

Used in IT to refer to roles or processes that bridge various departments – usually development and operations teams.

AppSec: Application Security

The general practice of adding features or functionality to software to prevent a range of different threats.

SDLC: Software Development Life Cycle

A conceptual framework describing all activities in a software development project from planning to maintenance.

CISO: Chief Information Security Officer

Controls information security issues in an organization and is responsible for securing anything related to digital information.

 

Source: “Technology Dictionary.” IT Dictionary for Computer Terms and Tech Definitions on Techopedia, https://www.techopedia.com/dictionary.