Jeff Martin, vice president of product for Mend, was recently interviewed by Michael Vizard from the Techstrong Group. In a fascinating conversation on application security debt, the two shed a spotlight on the insufficiencies of the current security stance of many companies and the budgetary pressures that might be influencing them.
It’s no secret that most application security teams are overextended and short-staffed. In fact, a recent ESG study showed that many cybersecurity professionals experience increased stress and job burnout.
CI/CD is a recommended technique for DevOps teams and a best practice in agile methodology. CI/CD is a method for consistently delivering apps to clients by automating the app development phases. Continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment are the key concepts. CI/CD adds continuous automation and monitoring throughout the whole application lifetime, from the integration and testing phases to delivery and deployment.