Trends Report

The State Of Application Security: 2016 And Beyond

App Dev Is Leaving Security In The Dust, But You Can Change That

November 9th, 2016
Amy DeMartine, VP, Research Director
Amy DeMartine VP, Research Director
With contributors:
Christopher McClean , Trevor Lyness

Summary

Applications are under siege, and successful application attacks are the source of the biggest data loss. At the same time, applications are shifting toward more speedy releases. To keep up, security pros must embrace new methods to engage their app dev counterparts as well as automated security testing tools to increase the quality of applications and stem the tide of exploited vulnerabilities. Security pros should read this report to understand the current state of application security and modify their methods to meet growing challenges.

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