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 Examples for deployment via systemd and other use cases can be found in the
 [deployment repository](https://github.com/coredns/deployment).
+
+## Security
+
+If you find a security vulnerability or any security related issues,
+please DO NOT file a public issue, instead send your report privately to
+`security@coredns.io`. Security reports are greatly appreciated and we
+will publicly thank you for it.