docs: adds Automated Governance to Cloud Native Security Lexicon (#1493)

* docs: adds Automated Governance to Cloud Native Security Lexicon
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Signed-off-by: Jennifer Power <[email protected]>

Author: jpower432

community/resources/security-lexicon/cloud-native-security-lexicon.md

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     - [Attack vector](#attack-vector)
     - [Security Requirements](#security-requirements)
     - [Security Policy as Code](#security-policy-as-code)
+    - [Automated Governance](#automated-governance)
     - [Shift Security Left](#shift-security-left)
     - [Least Privilege](#least-privilege)
     - [Immutability](#immutability)
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     - [Certificate root of trust](#certificate-root-of-trust)
     - [Infrastructure-as-Code Security](#infrastructure-as-code-security)
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-    - [ABAC, RBAC, and MAC](#ABAC-rbac-and-mac)
+    - [ABAC, RBAC, and MAC](#abac-rbac-and-mac)
   - [Hardware](#hardware)
     - [Trusted Platform Module (TPM/vTPM)](#trusted-platform-module-tpmvtpm)
     - [Hardware Security Module](#hardware-security-module)
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 | References | <https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar/techniques/security-policy-as-code> |
 |  | [Go to Table of Content](#index)  |
 
+### Automated Governance
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+| Definition         | Automated governance is the concept of using automation to consistently enforce an organization's governance policies and security controls across its technical environment. It leverages tools and practices like Policy as Code to integrate automated checks directly into workflows, providing quick feedback loops on security and compliance posture.                |
+| Terms              | [Security Policy as Code](#security-policy-as-code), [Compliance and Security](#compliance-and-security)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
+| Organizational Use | An organization uses automated governance to ensure that resources like committed code or a container image automatically meet predefined security, compliance, and operational policies. This is achieved by using policy tools like Open Policy Agent (OPA) and aligning automated policy enforcement with higher-level organizational policies and strategic objectives. |
+| References         | - <https://itrevolution.com/articles/what-is-automated-governance/> <br /> - <https://tag-security.cncf.io/community/resources/automated-governance-maturity-model/?ajs_aid=5c4aee08-5f6a-40a6-8bf2-d1180bc9dfa5>                                                                                                                                                           |
+|                    | [Go to Table of Content](#index)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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 ### Shift Security Left
 
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