This document discusses the importance of secure application development and having a security development lifecycle (SDLC). It argues that application security cannot be bolted on after development, and that all developers need to understand security principles. The document outlines key aspects of a secure SDLC, including requirements, design, implementation, testing, code reviews, authorization enforcement, logging, error handling, and conclusions. The core theme is that secure applications start with good, tested code and having a mature development process in place.