What developers need to know about DSPM and data exposure in code

This article argues for a shift-left approach to Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), promoting code-based DSPM (a "Data Exposure Audit") that analyzes application code to map sensitive data flows, identify exposures, and provide developer-focused remediation without accessing production datastores. It contrasts this with traditional DSPM that scans storage, explains advantages for developers and compliance, and gives concrete examples of fixes such as redacting logs, masking data for staging, and removing secrets from code.