Can Application Security Be Pain Free?
Can Application Security Be Pain Free? Application security is hard, and it’s even harder to do right. If it were easy and straightforward, executives wouldn’t be held accountable for breaches with jail time! In today’s digital‑first world, securing modern applications against cybersecurity threats has become one of the most pressing challenges for enterprises to overcome. Organizations are continuing their efforts to keep attackers at bay – cybersecurity spending is expected to reach $123 billion in 2020, and cloud security is projected to grow by 33% despite the economic downturn caused by the global pandemic. But the odds are tough: More than 20% of data breaches discovered during the last year occurred due to code errors, and over 40% of those attacks targeted web applications. Hackers launch an attack every 39 seconds, an average of 2,244 times per day. On average, only 5% of the apps in a company’s portfolio [ more… ]