Ad Hoc Security Measures vs Security By Design

Developers might use ad hoc security measures in emergency situations, such as patching a critical vulnerability quickly or responding to an active security breach, where immediate action is prioritized over thorough planning meets developers should adopt security by design when building applications that handle sensitive data (e. Here's our take.

Ad Hoc Security Measures

Nice Pick

Developers might use ad hoc security measures in emergency situations, such as patching a critical vulnerability quickly or responding to an active security breach, where immediate action is prioritized over thorough planning

Pros

• However, they should avoid relying on this approach long-term, as it is inefficient, error-prone, and fails to address root causes, making systems more vulnerable to future attacks
• Related to: devsecops, security-frameworks

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Security By Design

Developers should adopt Security By Design when building applications that handle sensitive data (e

Pros

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• Related to: threat-modeling, secure-coding

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Ad Hoc Security Measures if: You want however, they should avoid relying on this approach long-term, as it is inefficient, error-prone, and fails to address root causes, making systems more vulnerable to future attacks and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Security By Design if: You prioritize g over what Ad Hoc Security Measures offers.

The Bottom Line

Ad Hoc Security Measures wins

Developers might use ad hoc security measures in emergency situations, such as patching a critical vulnerability quickly or responding to an active security breach, where immediate action is prioritized over thorough planning