Attending the RSA Conference can be an exciting time – whether you’re there representing your company or participating in the educational sessions. Just walking around the Moscone Center during RSAC 2023 provided insight into the latest trends and challenges in the risk and compliance industry. One of the most striking takeaways from the conference was the complexity and challenges involved in risk and compliance management faced by modern organizations.

We’re proud to announce that Mend.io has been recognized as a Visionary in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing (authors Mark Horvath, Dale Gardner, Manjunath Bhat, Angela Zhao, Ravisha Chugh); (May 17, 2023).

Ultimately, you’ll reduce the risk of data breaches over time when you implement and maintain an effective information security management system.

In the 2023 Gartner® Magic QuadrantTM for Application Security Testing, Synopsys placed highest and furthest right for the fifth consecutive year for our Ability to Execute and our Completeness of Vision.

In any organization, a user may access numerous devices and applications, but not always with the same username or credentials. Devices and applications use platform-specific user registries that are distinct from each other. As a result, organizations may end up monitoring five user identities from five devices separately, while they actually belong to a single user. The table below shows one user, Michael Bay, using different user identities to log on and access various devices and applications.

As technology progresses and mobile devices become ubiquitous, a remarkably large number of people worldwide are now using smartphones. In fact, current estimates show that 6.8 billion users rely on their phones for an array of activities; but most significantly – 88% is dedicated to app usage! While the above stats show that the mobile app industry is thriving, it's also a matter of concern. Why?