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

Application Security Requires Concerted, Continuous Efforts

According to Forrester Research, applications are the top cause of external breaches because cybercriminals consider them to be one of the easiest entry points to attack organizations’ code bases. As supply chain attacks increase, it has become increasingly important for organizations to implement and maintain a continuous application security program and make it a priority.

The State of Application Security Q4 2022

The report – “The State of Application Security Q4 2022” is based on a sample size of 1400+ applications. With new threats rising daily, application security is the primary concern for many businesses today. It exposes sensitive information like customer data to the outside world. To benchmark your security program and stay on top of the emerging threat, we conducted an in-depth analysis of application security.

App Security & Compliance for SaaS Companies in Saudi Arabian Market

In this episode of SaaSTrana, host Venkatesh Sundar is joined by Sangmesh Hiremath (Founder of Marmin.AI) to discuss how application security and compliance are crucial for SaaS companies to grow in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, and the European markets.

Datadog on the Lifecycle of Threats and Vulnerabilities

The security industry is full of complex terminology like threat, vulnerability, and mitigations. Definitions matter as we design processes that scale. At Datadog, the Security Research functions are focused on detection and response to specific types of threats and vulnerabilities. Workload vulnerabilities, cloud control plane vulnerabilities, and even cloud service provider vulnerabilities. Each security finding based on specific risk indicators needs to be addressed differently at Datadog and in our communications to the broader community.

This Month in Datadog: Cloud Security Controls Ruleset, New Test Coverage Page, and more

Datadog is constantly elevating the approach to cloud monitoring and security. This Month in Datadog updates you on our newest product features, announcements, resources, and events. To learn more about Datadog and start a free 14-day trial, visit Cloud Monitoring as a Service | Datadog. This month, we put the Spotlight on Cloud Cost Management.

AppSec Playbook for 2023

- 829 million attacks were blocked on the AppTrana WAF in Q4 2022. This was just on a sample size of 1400+ web, mobile, and API applications. The research on these findings included data on top vulnerability exploits, no. of days these vulnerabilities have been open, DDoS and Bot attacks. The findings also include tactics that security teams are employing to thwart these attacks. In the upcoming webinar, join Vivek Gopalan, VP of Product Management at Indusface as he shares these findings to help you develop your application security playbook in 2023.

Building a Modern Application Security Strategy. Part One: Threats, Opportunities, and Challenges

First of a two-part series The online world is now packed with applications, so it’s unsurprising that they’re a top target for threat actors. However, traditional application security (AppSec) strategies often prove ineffective. To defend themselves against the rapidly evolving threat landscape, organizations need to build a modern AppSec strategy that addresses these fast-changing conditions.