Traditional approaches to application security (AppSec) rely on a patchwork of disconnected tools and processes that add high levels of friction to the modern
software development life cycle (SDLC). A unified AppSec platform provides continuous and comprehensive security across the life cycle, enabling organizations to accelerate the release of stronger software while easing the burden of IT budgets and security staffing.
Stuck in the AppSec Tool Swamp
The idea that software needs to be secured and protected is not a new one. As far back as 1979, there were versions of Lint that looked for security issues in code. After around 40 years, AppSec should have identified and codified effective ways to help businesses develop and deploy secure software. Unfortunately, insufficient progress has been made. Despite the evolution of AppSec tools and practices to date, the average number of security vulnerabilities per application has remained unchanged for years—with
26.7 serious problems on average in every release. And with over 100 billion lines of new code being written each year, that’s a tremendous amount of vulnerable software out there in the wild.
When combined with the ever-increasing number of cyberattacks, the implications are serious. For example, per
Gartner, “vulnerabilities, and the exploitation of them, are still the root cause of most information security breaches today.” Per the
Ponemon Institute, the cost of cyber crime increased 11% from 2018 to 2019—with organizations spending an average of $13 million to deal with the cost and consequences of cyberattacks.
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