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Who should approve a new dependency? A decision guide
Not every dependency needs a committee. A tiered approval guide shows which additions a developer can make alone and which need a named second reviewer.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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Who is responsible for security on a client site: host or agency?
Hosts generally secure the infrastructure; the site owner and agency secure the application, plugins, accounts and content. Split the duties in writing.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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Who retires an RPA bot? An offboarding checklist
Bots outlive their builders and keep working with valid access. Use this checklist to retire an RPA bot cleanly, from owner check to credential revocation.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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Who should read the security advisory feeds? Set up an intake rota
Advisory feeds fail when they belong to everyone. Set up a weekly intake rota with a reader, a backup, a source list and a ten minute handoff note.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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Who rated this finding: NVD, the CNA, or the advisory author?
OSV severity entries can name their source: NVD, CNA or SELF. Why the source matters when two scores disagree, and how to pick one for your gate.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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Who pays for security fixes: the product team or a central budget?
Compare three funding models for security fixes, product team owned, central pool and hybrid, with the tradeoffs engineering managers should weigh.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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Who patches a vulnerable Lambda layer shared by many functions?
A fixed layer version does not update functions pinned to the old one. How to find consumers, republish, and verify when layers span accounts.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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Who is responsible for patching a shared research cluster?
Who patches what on a shared research cluster: the operators, the lab, and the user. A simple ownership table you can adapt for your own site.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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Who patches a bundled library in on-premises health software?
When software runs inside a hospital, the vendor ships the fix and the hospital installs it. How to split duties, set expectations and track adoption.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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