Best Practice Report

Show, Don’t Tell, Your Developers How To Write Secure Code

Use Application Security Testing To Educate Your Developers

September 6th, 2022
Scott Bartley, null
Scott Bartley
With contributors:
Amy DeMartine , Sandy Carielli , Isabelle Raposo , Peggy Dostie

Summary

Applications are the most frequent external attack vector for companies; as a result, security pros made application security a top initiative in 2021. However, application security can improve only if developers either code securely or remediate existing security flaws — unfortunately, many don’t receive training with proper security know-how. In this report, we explain how you can get better at in-the-moment application security education before all employees become developers.

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