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

Auditing Your Security Program with Roddy Bergeron - Secrets of AppSec Champions Podcast

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

The State of SQL Injection

SQL injection (SQLi) has a history that is older than Internet Explorer (which according to Gen Z was the start of civilization). There have been thousands of breaches caused by SQL injection and an endless amount of well-documented best practices and tools to help prevent it. So surely, surely we learned our lesson from these breaches and SQLi is no longer an issue.

The 7 Essential Steps for Ensuring Mobile App Security

Mobile devices now account for more than half of all web traffic, and that number seems poised to increase over the next few years. Between the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, there are already more than 5 million applications available — and not all of them are safe. A smart mobile app security strategy can mitigate some of the threats that come from unauthorized, misconfigured, or malicious software.

Visma's Security Boost with Aikido: A Conversation with Nikolai Brogaard

"Aikido helps us catch the blind spots in our security that we couldn’t fully address with our existing tools. It’s been a game-changer for us beyond just the SCA (Software Composition Analysis) solutions we originally brought them in for." A little while ago, we shared that Visma chose Aikido Security for its portfolio companies. Recently, we had the pleasure of having Nicolai Brogaard, Service Owner of SAST & SCA over in our Belgian headquarters.

Revolutionizing Risk Management in Application Security

In our hyper-connected reality, software applications are the unsung heroes of business operations. But, let's face it, with great tech comes great vulnerability to cyber shakedowns and data leaks. This begs the question: “Is scanning enough to manage risk?” Organizations are playing a high-stakes game of keeping their apps secure to safeguard their secrets.