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Technical Glossary

Plain-English definitions for terms used across this site.

C

CVE A standardised identifier for a publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerability.

D

DevSecOps The practice of integrating security tools and responsibilities throughout the software development lifecycle.

M

Medallion Architecture A layered data lakehouse design with Bronze (raw), Silver (cleansed), and Gold (aggregated) tiers.

S

SAST Static Application Security Testing - analysis of source code for vulnerabilities without executing it. SIEM Security Information and Event Management - a platform that aggregates logs and detects threats in real time.

Z

Zero Trust A security model that requires continuous verification for every user and device, regardless of network location.