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Application Security

The latest News and Information on Application Security including monitoring, testing, and open source.

Why end-to-end visibility is critical to secure your apps in a serverless world

One of the universal truths in technology is that security always lags behind innovation. Companies must move quickly as they seek to innovate, increase efficiencies and be disruptive in ever-crowded markets. Living on the bleeding edge means you will get a few cuts, but the risk of not adopting new technologies is greater than those of a few system failures or breaches. One challenge is that it is often not apparent what new risks exist until boundaries are pushed.

Developing Secure Software With Confidence

Software development and security often have separate challenges and concerns. Developers are worried about pushing software to production in a timely manner. Security teams worry about the security of the code being pushed. Veracode offers a solution that meets the needs of both sides. On Peerspot, where Veracode is ranked number one in application security, users discuss how Veracode enables them to build an advanced application security program.

The Era of Automated SAST has Begun

For consecutive years, applications have remained the top attack vector for black hats, with supply chain attacks not far behind. At the same time, market research indicates that enterprise security managers and software developers continue to complain that their application security tools are cumbersome. When asked, many developers admit that they don’t run security tests as often as they should, and they push code to production even when they know it has security flaws.

Microsoft Power Pages: Low-code Misconfiguration Remains a Top Security Risk

Last week Dark Reading released an enterprise application security survey which raised serious concerns by IT and security teams Last week, Microsoft announced a new low-code application service called Power Pages, the fifth service joining the Power Platform. Whether you’re a low-code maker or professional developer, this low-code, scalable, and secure solution empowers you to build business-centric websites quickly and easily.

User Office Hours: Building secure application in VS Code with Snyk

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications. The Snyk integration for VS Code can help you create secure applications from the beginning. Join us to learn more about Snyk VS Code capabilities. During this session, we’ll take a look at: Throughout the session you can ask us anything! Bring all of your Snyk questions and we’ll do our very best to answer them.

Automated Developer-First Security: Our Partnership with Snyk

Today’s developers move at increasingly rapid speed – making it more critical than ever to identify and resolve code vulnerabilities early in the software development lifecycle. By tackling security early – instead of waiting until testing and deployment – engineering teams can reduce unnecessary patching and maintenance cycles, reduce risks, and ensure timely delivery of new features.

SnykWeek Boston: Perspectives on developer security adoption

During SnykWeek Boston, Simon Maple (Field CTO, Snyk) led a panel discussion about developer adoption of application security. The panelists included: Want the TL;DR? Here are some of our favorite takeaways: Read on to dive deeper into these illuminating insights around organizing security teams, setting security goals, empowering developers, improving compliance, and much more.

What capabilities are critical to the success of your AppSec program?

The 2022 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Application Security Testing report provides useful guidance for teams wanting to build an AppSec program optimized for their business needs. There are two cars in my driveway right now. One was built in 1978, and what’s great about it is how easy it is to work on. It’s a simple vehicle, and most repairs can be performed with only a half-dozen tools: two screwdrivers, three wrenches, and a hammer (you always need a hammer).

Monitor Content Security Policy violations with Datadog

Content Security Policy (CSP) is a W3C standard that helps defend web applications against cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other code injection attacks. CSP is often deployed by using an HTTP header (or, less commonly, a element) to specify which types of resources are allowed to load on your site and where those resources can come from.

FedRAMP Certification: The 'New Normal' for Public Sector Agencies?

In the realm of cloud security, public sector agencies have a lot on their plates. From keeping up with the barrage of constantly emerging security guidelines (see below) to the ongoing demands of maintaining software security, the pressure on the government to lock down cybersecurity is immense.