The AppSecOps Blog

ArmorCode’s AppSecOps platform combines Application Security Posture Management with automation and workflow capabilities.

A frequent release cadence offers numerous benefits, including faster delivery to market, improved accuracy toward goals, and a quick reaction time to zero-day threats. While there are some drawbacks, such as the lack of cohesion between security and dev teams, these challenges can be overcome with clear communication and proper support. 

In the fourth episode of Let’s Talk AppSecOps, Mark Lambert, Chief Product Officer at ArmorCode, and myself, Luis Guzman, Senior Solutions Architect, talk about the changing landscape of software supply chain and how SBOM can help software companies detect vulnerabilities with ease and make software more secure.

In the modern cybersecurity space, it is vital to have an AppSec program that covers left and right, while the middle can be covered by DAST or RASP. As everything moves to the cloud, AppSec is at the forefront of cybersecurity and should be prioritized by all organizations with an increasing digital presence and footprint.

With all the focus on Shift Left, it’s now apparent there also needs to be an Extend Right, one that can alert developers to risks in production code, in their own tools. AppSec programs can now benefit from Application Security Posture Management (APSM), a DevSecOps solution that stretches into production, to provide a view of security posture across APIs, data, services, dependencies, and more. 

Zero developer friction is the secret sauce to a productive and efficient working environment in cybersecurity. However, it isn’t an easy route, and requires a combination of communication, collaboration, and the use of the right tools and technologies. By taking the time to understand what the development team needs, and finding ways to minimize friction points, security leaders can create an enjoyable and productive experience for both dev and sec professionals.

The transition from all-hardware to mostly-digital assets has seriously complicated and decentralized the job of application security. Cloud and container apps and infrastructure-as-code are examples of innovations whose security requirements will span multiple desks, making it impossible for a single person or team to handle all aspects of AppSec. 

Monitoring and observability are critical to the success of DevSecOps. By developing key security metrics and deploying real-time monitoring across the software development lifecycle, businesses can be assured of delivery of business value of these efforts. Building secure is just as important as building it right, and you need to be assured that applications and platforms are indeed secure. 

In 2023, budgets will shrink but cybersecurity issues will only grow. Ransomware will continue to be a threat, and the increasing number of API-driven programs will only increase the potential attack surface. As such, there is a need for a holistic, platform-based approach to cybersecurity. Check out the full episode of Let's Talk AppSecOps to listen to the full conversation and hear from the experts.

Agile DevOps, Cloud Deployment, Microservices, and Open Source have all dramatically accelerated application delivery and complexity. Today’s AppSec teams depend on a collection of point security products and siloed manual processes. This makes it harder for AppSec teams and developers to gain visibility into the dynamic application risk surface and remediate it without slowing software releases.

The tools and techniques mentioned above are proven to come in handy in ensuring AppSec's success and establishing continuous maturity levels. It’s also imperative for companies to invest in high-effective tools for vulnerability scanning, risk management, automated testing, etc. for more accurate results.

AppSecOps is changing the way organizations scale the impact of their application security programs. Want to know more? Come and meet the ArmorCode team at RSA this year and let's show you how ArmorCode's AppSecOps Platform enables you to ship secure software and ship it fast

Vulnerabilities like log4j (CVE-2021-44228 aka Log4Shell) and Spring4Shell (CVE-2022-22965) are already endemic in the software supply chain due to its use in so many diverse software products. Because of this, it’s critical that security professionals focus both on a timely response now and take a long haul approach since it won’t be possible to plug all the log4j vulnerabilities in a day, week or month.

AppSecOps is the process of identifying, prioritizing and remediating Application Security vulnerabilities and risks. The ArmorCode AppSecOps platform is the solution to tackle the challenge, providing AppSec teams with the visibility, actionable insight, automation, and integration needed to build, deliver, and scale an effective and efficient AppSec program across the entire organization and DevSecOps pipeline.

Hiring Application Security Engineers is like trying to find gas for under $5 in California. In this blog we discuss the things to look for in an ideal candidate, how to find candidate within your existing organization and how to scale the impact of new and existing AppSec professions

In a typical application development scenario, the developers (who already outnumber the security engineers by 100:1) race ahead, leaving the security team to play catch-up. Code scanning becomes a feverish endeavor, and application security issues that should have been resolved easily become thorny problems - there has to be a better way!

To implement a 360-degree approach to security like DevSecOps effectively, requires changes at the grassroots level. That means changing an entire organization’s attitude and thought processes to make security an intuitive, integral part of all employee actions and behaviors.