The Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing 2020 reports a 50% increase in the number of their end-user client conversations about DevSecOps and AST (Application Security Testing) tools, in 2019. According to the report, users continue to adopt DevOps methods like integrating security into the software development lifecycle from the earliest stages of development.

When software can travel around the globe at the speed of the cloud’s gusts, enterprises need to be extra certain the updates they release are safe for customers to use. If an app built in Palo Alto uses a vulnerable package from Belgrade, losses can ripple from Sheboygan to Shanghai. At JFrog, we believe enabling global DevSecOps in the cloud should be an easy process.

One thing I have noticed is that each industry comes up with their own terms and acronyms. Unfortunately, these inventions often vary depending on the person you speak to due to a lack of a governing body that decides on an exact definition. At times, acronyms can even overlap, causing further confusion. Therefore, when it comes to definitions, I always look to ask a variety of persons from across industries on how they would define certain terms.