Key Strategies to Overcome Application Security Challenges

Most businesses no longer adhere to a strict release schedule. Instead, for organizations to remain competitive and meet customer demands, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) have become mandatory.

Fremont, CA: When security becomes an issue, it turns into a crisis. However, taking a proactive approach to security allows you to reclaim your staff and reinvest your time and efforts in furthering your company's goals and industry reputation.

It is Difficult and Costly to Hire and Retain Security Experts

Due to a scarcity of qualified candidates for cyber security positions, salaries have skyrocketed. In 2018, the average salary for an information security analyst was $98,350, with the top 25% earning nearly $127,000. When you factor in the cost of benefits and overhead (which accounts for approximately 43 percent of wages and salaries in the private sector), you're looking at a significant investment for a particular skill set.

Your Legacy or Third-party Applications may be Vulnerable to Security Threats

Hackers seek the most straightforward way into your organization. Even if you've been testing your applications regularly, your limited internal resources may not have the time, skills, or tools to identify all of the paths hackers have access to. Attackers also like to take advantage of flaws in legacy code.

Lumpy Demand Necessitates the Use of Elastic Capacity

Most businesses no longer adhere to a strict release schedule. Instead, for organizations to remain competitive and meet customer demands, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) have become mandatory.

You Must be Able to React to Changes on the Fly

Not only are you dealing with a shaky release schedule, but your company is also rapidly evolving. As a result, your security team must keep up. If demand increases without a complete application security team on hand, you'll be scrambling to test and clean up code—or, worse, patch software that's already in the hands of users.

No Single Testing Tool is Capable of Detecting Every Vulnerability

Each security testing tool has unique strengths, and no means can catch everything. If your budget and resources prevent you from using more than one or two security testing tools, you may miss critical vulnerabilities.