Security Standards vs Ad Hoc Security Measures

Developers should learn and apply security standards to build secure applications, meet regulatory requirements (e meets 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. Here's our take.

Security Standards

Nice Pick

Developers should learn and apply security standards to build secure applications, meet regulatory requirements (e

Pros

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• Related to: owasp-top-10, iso-27001

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Ad Hoc Security Measures

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

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Security Standards is a concept while Ad Hoc Security Measures is a methodology. We picked Security Standards based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Security Standards wins

Based on overall popularity. Security Standards is more widely used, but Ad Hoc Security Measures excels in its own space.