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Empowering Developers in AppSec: Scaling and Metrics

This is the second instalment of a two-part blog post. The blogs are based on one of our “AppSec Talk” YouTube videos, featuring Kondukto Security Advisor Ben Strozykowski and Rami McCarthy, a seasoned security engineer with experience at Figma and Cedar Cares. In that video, Ben and Rami delved into the critical role developers play in the security program and the application security lifecycle.

Empowering Teams for Better Security: A Conversation with Jigar Shah - Secrets of AppSec Champions

Developing a Security Culture: In today's highly digital and interconnected world, cybersecurity isn't just an IT issue; it's everyone's responsibility. Creating a robust security culture within your organization involves integrating security awareness into your daily operations. Train your employees, provide adequate resources, and define clear roles and responsibilities for security champions and influencers.

The Importance of Application Security Posture Management in Business

Application security posture management (ASPM) is a critical process for businesses today. It involves assessing and managing the security risks in business applications to protect against cyber threats. With advancing technology, cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated, making it crucial to maintain a robust application security posture. By doing so, businesses can prevent data breaches, ensure business continuity, and build customer trust.

Datadog On Secure Remote Updates

In modern dynamic environments there is a requirement to be able to quickly respond to signals and change the configuration of your applications and systems. As Datadog supports an ever widening set of customer use cases, it has become necessary to allow for updates to systems directly from Datadog's platform. In this session, host Rory McCune (Senior Advocate) will be joined by Arthur Bellal (Staff Engineer) and Paul Coignet (Software Engineer II) from the fleet automation team to discuss how Datadog approached the challenge of building out a secure remote update facility.

Protecting APIs of Modern Applications

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have become the backbone of modern applications. They enable seamless interaction between different software systems, allowing businesses to innovate rapidly. With the proliferation of APIs comes an increased risk of security vulnerabilities. Ensuring API security is crucial to safeguarding sensitive data, maintaining user trust and protecting the integrity of applications.

Application Security - The Complete Guide

Application security is the combination of tools, practices, and policies that are used to protect the application layer of software from threat actors. Once something of an afterthought, application security is now widely and rightfully recognized as a vital part of the software development life cycle (SDLC). As the complexity of technology increases, considering application security early and often in the SDLC is imperative to keeping data and resources from falling into the wrong hands.

Automate compliance with SprintoGRC x Aikido

Be it ISO 27001, SOC 2, or , gaining and maintaining compliance is a daunting task. But it doesn’t have to be. With the right tools and support, you can put compliance on autopilot. That’s why we are excited to kick-off a new partnership with SprintoGRC, a full-stack security compliance automation platform built for growing tech companies.

DevSecOps: From Culture to ROI

Wednesday, Sep 11th, 2024 DevSecOps: It sounds like a dream team, right? But the reality is often a bit more... challenging. When companies try to bring together development and security, it's like trying to mix oil and water. There are organizational roadblocks, cultural clashes, and technical headaches that can make the whole process feel like a never-ending uphill battle. The challenges of adopting DevSecOps may seem insurmountable. Is adopting DevSecOps worth the effort? Yes. One hundred percent.

Why ASPM is the Future of AppSec

ASPM (Application Security Posture Management) is the future of application security. It provides a centralized dashboard that gives security teams visibility into application assets and their relationships. ASPM also prioritizes risk based on context so you can focus on the vulnerabilities that matter most. This video will explore the challenges facing security teams today and how ASPM can help you overcome them.