Evaluating your organization’s application risk management journey

In this Help Net Security interview, Chris Wysopal, Chief Security Evangelist at Veracode, discusses strategies for CISOs to quantify application risk in financial terms. Wysopal outlines the need for continuous risk management practices and robust str… Continue reading Evaluating your organization’s application risk management journey

50% of financial orgs have high-severity security flaws in their apps

Security debt, defined for this report as flaws that remain unfixed for longer than a year, exists in 76% of organizations in the financial services sector, with 50% of organizations carrying critical security debt, according to Veracode. Financial sec… Continue reading 50% of financial orgs have high-severity security flaws in their apps

59% of public sector apps carry long-standing security flaws

Applications developed by public sector organizations have more security debt than those created by the private sector, according to Veracode. Security debt, defined for this report as flaws that remain unfixed for longer than a year, exists in 59% of … Continue reading 59% of public sector apps carry long-standing security flaws

Veracode acquires Longbow Security to help organizations reduce application risk

Veracode announced the acquisition of Longbow Security, a pioneer in security risk management for cloud-native environments. The acquisition marks the next exciting phase of Veracode, underscoring the company’s commitment to help organizations manage a… Continue reading Veracode acquires Longbow Security to help organizations reduce application risk

Veracode Buys Longbow Security for Automated Root Cause Analysis Tech

Veracode announces a deal to acquire Longbow Security, a Texas seed-stage startup working on automated root cause analysis technology.
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36% of code generated by GitHub CoPilot contains security flaws

Security debt, defined as flaws that remain unfixed for longer than a year, exists in 42% of applications and 71% of organizations, according to Veracode. Worryingly, 46% of organizations have persistent, high-severity flaws that constitute ‘critical’ … Continue reading 36% of code generated by GitHub CoPilot contains security flaws

Key drivers of software security for financial services

Nearly 72% of applications in the financial services sector contain security flaws, according to Veracode. Despite the alarming figure, this rate of software vulnerability was the lowest of all industries analyzed and has improved since last year. The … Continue reading Key drivers of software security for financial services

Veracode’s latest innovations help developers enhance cloud-native security

Veracode announced product innovations to enhance the developer experience. The new features integrate security into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and drive adoption of application security techniques in the environments where developers wo… Continue reading Veracode’s latest innovations help developers enhance cloud-native security

Financial organizations embrace automation for enhanced security

The security performance of financial applications generally outperforms other industries, with automation, targeted security training, and scanning via Application Programming Interface (API) contributing to a year-over-year reduction in the percentag… Continue reading Financial organizations embrace automation for enhanced security