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.