AppSec: What not to do
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5 principles for securing DevOps
By: Veracode, Inc.
Type: White Paper
Organizations who successfully integrate security operations with their DevOps processes (DevSecOps) can unlock several competitive advantages, including:
- A 50% higher profit growth & 40% higher revenue growth over competition
- A higher likelihood (2.4x) of leveraging security to enable new business opportunities
Still on the fence about embracing DevSecOps? This whitepaper highlights the 5 principles for securing DevOps – including exclusive insight into how to embrace DevSecOps and why it matters. Read On to get started.
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Application security: Understanding how software is protected
By: Veracode, Inc.
Type: Resource
According to a recent report, 76% of all software applications have some sort of a security flaw. Applications are often seen as products in and of themselves, but when they are given sensitive information, it is important that they also have the security means to defend themselves.
This infosheet looks at application security, going through and highlighting its importance, as well as the many different factors that play into it. Access the full infosheet to learn more about application security and what steps you can take to ensure the security of your software.
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How Do Vulnerabilities Get into Software?
By: Veracode, Inc.
Type: White Paper
According to the Department of Homeland Security, 90% of security incidents result from exploits against defects in software. While it’s important to focus on external threats, it’s equally critical to ensure the management of internal vulnerabilities.
In this white paper, take an in-depth look at 4 common causes that lead to software vulnerabilities, which include:
- Insecure coding practices
- The evolving threat landscape
- Reusing vulnerable components & code
- Programming language idiosyncrasies
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7 advantages of a SaaS-based application security program
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SAST vs. DAST: What Are the Differences and Why Are They Both Important?
By: Veracode, Inc.
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What security pros need to know about software development today
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Download this resource to learn about how software development tools and processes changed recently, challenges developers run into while trying to balance these new tools and processes, and what security professionals can do to get developers fully on board with security.
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Urban Myths About Secure Coding
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Urban myths, whether rooted in reality or fabricated entirely, have the power to change perception. Read this e-book which is designed to rectify these misconceptions by presenting six common urban myths about secure coding and giving practical guidance for how to overcome them.
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Stop sacrificing innovation for security
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Application security has evolved significantly over the past few years. Today, organizations are now running daily static scans, weekly dynamic scans, and at least weekly SCA scans. However, this is not just going through the motions. Having security at the front of mind allows teams to reduce risk and build resilience. Read on to learn more.
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Securing the entire software development pipeline with Veracode Static Analysis
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Developers need security testing solutions that can keep pace with rapid, agile development processes. Traditional AppSec solutions can cause development to stall and delay the release of software. In this guide, learn how static analysis solutions can secure applications without hindering fast development.
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Navigating the GDPR
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Today’s businesses encounter not only rising cyberattacks but also regulations with stringent requirements. To help organizations navigate that challenging landscape, this white paper presents best practices for complying with the EU’s GDPR. Keep reading to unlock insights.
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Mitigate these 3 risks to container & IaC security
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AI-based application testing: Simulate attacks at scale
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With advances in AI capabilities, hackers have leveraged the evolving technology in order to perform more sophisticated attacks at scale. If actual attacks are using AI, then simulated attack testing that is performed at scale using AI is as close of a simulation to the real thing as one could hope for. Read on to learn more.
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Address vulnerabilities during app development
By: Veracode
Type: White Paper
While incorporating security into the development process makes sense in theory, the reality is that in the turmoil of development, security is often the first corner cut to save time. Veracode Fix emerges as a critical tool in the arsenal of application development teams and application security managers. Read on to learn more.
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Developer’s guide to secure coding
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AWS Differences between Active and Passive IAST and how to get the best of both worlds
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Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) is a relatively new technology that has caused a lot of confusion for not being clearly explained. This article sets out to clear the air. It will explain:What is IAST?What’s the difference between Active IAST & Passive IAST? Which approach is better for you?Access the paper here.
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DevSecOps delivers better business
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
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Firms need to consider the move from DevOps to DevSecOps. This e-guide focuses on the benefits of DevSecOps, paints a picture of the rise of this approach, and explains why using the right DevSecOps tools leads to more secure development. DevSecOps delivers better business, and it's time for you to find out how and why.
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The state of financial institution cyberattacks
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With cyberattacks increasingly targeting financial institutions, modern bank heists can occur without a hint of noise. This annual report aims to shed light on the cybersecurity threats facing the financial sector, focusing on the changing behavior of cybercriminal cartels and the defensive shift of the financial sector. Read on to learn more.
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Web-facing applications: Security assessment tools and strategies
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Read this expert E-guide to find out how you can properly asses web application threats and the tools your organization can use for protection. Learn how to mitigate likely web application threats and how you can ensure your business is protected.
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Security leader’s guide to the threat of security debt
By: Veracode
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Over 70% of today’s organizations have security debt. In this report, experts from Veracode leverage their 18 years of security data to perform a deep dive into the distribution of security debt within applications, across industries and languages. Read on to learn more.
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State of software security 2024
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Type: Research Content
71% of organizations have security debt, with 46% of organizations having persistent, high-severity flaws that constitute critical security debt, according to Veracode’s State of Software Security for 2024. Dive into the report here.
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Toughening up web and mobile application security
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
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In this e-guide, read more about the best practices for web application security, how to balance app innovation with app security, why API security needs to be part of your defence strategy, and what are the top tools to keep your applications safe, among other trends.
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ISM Essentials Guide on Cloud and Virtualization Security
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Essential Guide to Threat Management
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Our Expert Essential Guide to Threat Management explores the best ways to defend against modern threats and targeted attacks. Malicious insiders have placed a bull’s eye on your organization’s back, waiting to strike at just the right time.
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Next-generation DAST: Introducing interactive application security testing (IAST)
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While dynamic application security testing (DAST) has been a go-to AppSec testing technique for decades, it is not without its drawbacks. This is where interactive application security testing (IAST) comes into play, building off of DAST, but analyzing apps from the inside out, rather than from the outside in. Read this white paper to learn more.
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Perimeter Security Noise Leaves Applications Vulnerable to Attacks
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Web-Facing Applications: Mitigating Likely Web Application Threats
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In this expert E-Guide, learn how the increased use of business-centric Web applications has spawned alarming new information security threats. Also inside, uncover tips, tricks, and best practices for making your Web apps more secure – read on to get started.
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DevSecOps: A comprehensive guide
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Read this DevSecOps Buyer’s Guide and get the comprehensive checklist you need to assess, vet, and purchase a DevSecOps platform that delivers accurate, continuous, and integrated security monitoring and remediation.
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A Computer Weekly buyer's guide to continuous integration and continuous deployment
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
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Continuous integration and continuous deployment offer a variety of advantages for software developers. In this 13-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at what changes are in its pipeline, assesses the cultural changes it brings and how it can deliver results at speed.
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Floor & Decor ensures comprehensive and efficient security with Contrast Security
By: Contrast Security
Type: Case Study
By using Contrast Security solutions, Floor & Décor has been able to better identify, remediate, and avoid potentially impactful security events such as the Log4j/Log4Shell incident. In fact, the company’s applications were protected from the vulnerability even before it was publicly known. Access the case study to learn more.
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Do you believe these RASP myths?
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Can you separate RASP fact from fiction? This handy guide debunks the top 5 commonly-believed RASP myths. Put your AppSec knowledge to the test by reading on now.
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4 core elements of a successful DevOps transformation
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Moving beyond traditional AppSec: The growing software attack surface
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According to findings from ReversingLabs’ recent study, software supply chain threats rose 1300% between 2021 to 2023. This buyer’s guide to supply chain security analyzes the current state of supply chain attacks and distills the analysis into actionable information you can use to choose an offering. Download now to learn more.
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OWASP Top Ten: How to keep up
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Computer Weekly - 7 July 2020: The privacy challenges of easing lockdown
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Type: Research Content
In this week's Computer Weekly, as pubs in the UK re-open after lockdown, we examine the privacy issues around collecting customer data for contact tracing. We look at how interconnected devices are revolutionising the manufacturing and engineering sectors. And we assess GDPR progress two years after its introduction. Read the issue now.
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Information Security Essential Guide: Strategies for Tackling BYOD
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Let this e-book from our independent experts be your guide to all things related to mobile security in the face of the BYOD trend. Inside, you'll get helpful insight that will help you understand the ins and outs of mobile device management technologies, how to tackle the problem of mobile application security, and much more.
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October Essentials Guide on Mobile Device Security
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The October issue of Information Security offers advice on controlling the onslaught of employee-owned devices in your workplace, mitigating the risks of mobile applications, and changing your thought process when it comes to securing the consumerization of IT.
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IT in Europe: Taking control of smartphones: Are MDMs up to the task?
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In this Special European edition of Information Security magazine, gain key insight into the increasing risks of mobile devices and the strategies and tools needed to mitigate them. View now to also explore VDI security, cybersecurity threats, IT consumerization deluge, and much more.
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Computer Weekly 5 March 2019: Modernising IT at the Bank of England
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: Ezine
In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to the Bank of England as it starts the modernisation programme for its core system. We look at the rise of DevSecOps and how it can help deal with increasingly complex security threats. And we examine the different approaches to storage for structured and unstructured data. Read the issue now.
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Computer Weekly - 3 December 2019: Meet the most influential people in UK technology
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Type: Ezine
In this week's Computer Weekly, we reveal our 10th annual list of the 50 most influential people in UK technology, and profile this year's UKtech50 winner, Demis Hassabis, CEO and founder of AI pioneer DeepMind. Also: we examine how continuous software development can improve application security. Read the issue now.
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Application Security Handbook: Application Security: Managing Software Threats
By: TechTarget Security
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By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
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This Computer Weekly buyer's guide looks at how to take an Agile approach to mobile app development. Discover how to gain a competitive edge by accelerating mobile development, turning mobile users' expectations to your advantage, and building unique, differentiated mobile experiences.
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STATE OF SERVERLESS APPLICATION SECURITY REPORT
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Companies with the agility to evolve with current trends and quickly tap new revenue opportunities are best positioned to survive and thrive in the post-pandemic economy – especially when it comes to protecting critical applications. Read this report for a closer look at application and API security trends and remediation strategies.
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By: ReversingLabs
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Over the last 3 years, supply chain attacks rose 1300%. This report is designed to give readers a map with which they can navigate the landscape of software supply chain security, exploring some of the high-level trends in software supply chain threats and how recent attacks provide insight into what’s to come. Read on to learn more.
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Top 10 software development stories of 2019
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Type: eGuide
There has never been a better time to be in software development. After years of being regarded as non-core, software development has quickly become a differentiator as businesses embark on digital transformations. Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 software development articles of 2019.
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By: Palo Alto Networks
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Pipelines open new attack surfaces if not secured properly. In this 42-page eBook, learn key strategies to lock down your CI/CD environments and processes to avoid data breaches, compromised infrastructure, and failed audits.
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As organizations continue to innovate, the complexity of manufacturing processes and product designs have only increased. Because of this, manufacturers must keep up with changing demands while also keeping costs down. Now, there is a modern approach to solve for this. Read on to learn more about an industrial edge platform that changes the game.
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Application security: best practices and risks
By: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
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Security professionals need to anticipate vulnerabilities from all the right perspectives, and that means testing apps for flaws on a regular basis, whether that means monthly, quarterly or following updates. Check out this e-guide, which include application security best practices, threat identification and security testing tips.
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GRSee PCI-DSS 4.0 Compliance for Guardicore
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