Security Standards vs Custom Security Policies

Developers should learn and apply security standards to build secure applications, meet regulatory requirements (e meets developers should learn and use custom security policies when building systems that handle sensitive data, operate in regulated industries (e. Here's our take.

Security Standards

Nice Pick

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

Pros

• g
• Related to: owasp-top-10, iso-27001

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Custom Security Policies

Developers should learn and use custom security policies when building systems that handle sensitive data, operate in regulated industries (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: role-based-access-control, identity-and-access-management

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Security Standards if: You want g and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Custom Security Policies if: You prioritize g over what Security Standards offers.

The Bottom Line

Security Standards wins

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