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OWASP
Open Worldwide Application Security Project
Definition
A respected non-profit that publishes free, widely used standards for building secure software, best known for the OWASP Top Ten list of the most critical web application security risks.
Why it matters
The OWASP Top Ten is the baseline checklist professional teams use to avoid the most common ways apps get hacked. Working through it early protects your users and your reputation.
Example
Before launch a founder checks the app against the OWASP Top Ten and fixes an injection flaw and a broken access-control issue that would have exposed user data.
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