95% of Organizations Admit To at Least One Successful Application Exploit in Past Year

Findings and Insights from Contrast Security’s 2020 State of DevSecOps Report
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85% of Developers in the Technology Industry Deploy Daily, Yet 8 in 10 Aren’t Going Fast Enough

Organizations aspire to reach perfection and often look to emulate best practices of peer organizations to do so. When it comes to software development, global technology leaders like Google, Amazon, Uber, Apple, and others immediately come to min… Continue reading 85% of Developers in the Technology Industry Deploy Daily, Yet 8 in 10 Aren’t Going Fast Enough

Cyberattacks on Applications Grow Exponentially, Pose Serious Risk

The need for digital engagement with customers, partners, and employees has never been greater than it is today. Most organizations were already in varying stages of digital adoption when the pandemic hit. Suddenly, businesses of all sizes realize… Continue reading Cyberattacks on Applications Grow Exponentially, Pose Serious Risk

AppSec Becomes A Priority For New CISOs/CSOs: Recommendations For The First 100 Days

With digital transformation as a top concern for many organizations today, application security (AppSec) is more important than ever for CISOs/CSOs. Newly hired leaders must account for AppSec from the very start, and should assemble a comprehensive an… Continue reading AppSec Becomes A Priority For New CISOs/CSOs: Recommendations For The First 100 Days

Priorities in Agile Lead to Software Observability in Annual Agile Report

It has been nearly 20 years since a group of 17 software developers conceived the “Manifesto for Agile Software Development.” Frustrated by a development methodology that followed a set path—with long development cycles before a final… Continue reading Priorities in Agile Lead to Software Observability in Annual Agile Report

43% of Data Breaches Connected to Application Vulnerabilities: Assessing the AppSec Implications

Web applications are a growing focus point for cyber criminals. Motivated by financial outcomes, they understand the value of the information exchanged and stored in web applications. The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) confirms t… Continue reading 43% of Data Breaches Connected to Application Vulnerabilities: Assessing the AppSec Implications

Traditional AppSec Code Halts Kill DevOps Release Cycles

In recent years, the application security (AppSec) field has not advanced as rapidly as the software development discipline. While developers are under constant pressure to push code, legacy security tools inhibit their ability to do so. Developers fac… Continue reading Traditional AppSec Code Halts Kill DevOps Release Cycles