Zero-trust
A security philosophy, originally from corporate IT, summed up as "never trust, always verify": no user or device is trusted by default, and every request must be authenticated and authorized regardless of where it comes from. It echoes Web3's instinct to assume nothing and verify everything, though it applies to network security rather than blockchains specifically.
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