# About the Security category

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/about-the-security-category/48722>\
**Category:** Security\
**Created:** [July 20, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/about-the-security-category/48722 "2023-07-20T20:54:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![emilycook](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/emilycook/32/31613_2.png) [@emilycook](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/emilycook)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/about-the-security-category/48722/1 "2023-07-20T20:54:54Z")

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