Security in Product Development Lifecycle

This question asks if security is considered at every stage when you build and update your product - from initial design through development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. It's about making security a core ingredient, not an afterthought, in everything you build.

Building security in from the start costs 10x less than fixing vulnerabilities after launch. It prevents embarrassing breaches that could kill your company, accelerates enterprise sales by demonstrating mature development practices, and reduces long-term costs. Without security-by-design, you're building technical debt that becomes exponentially more expensive to fix over time, and enterprise clients will view your product as inherently risky.

The biggest mistake is treating security as a final checklist item rather than a design principle - bolting on security at the end creates weak, expensive solutions. Companies also often skip security in 'minor' updates, not realizing small changes can introduce major vulnerabilities.