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The latest News and Information on Application Security including monitoring, testing, and open source.

4 Ways to Improve AppSec Accountability

This blog post dives into four essential strategies to enhance AppSec accountability: establishing clear security policies, utilizing advanced tools and automation, fostering a security-conscious culture, and implementing security orchestration. Readers will gain valuable insights into aligning their cybersecurity measures with business goals, ensuring a robust and strategic AppSec framework.

Leveraging Shift Left and Shift Right for End-To-End Application Security

Despite organizations’ best efforts, security threats are on the rise, with malicious actors continuously evolving their tactics. Unfortunately, the situation is only intensifying as hackers from all walks of life leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques. To combat these threats, security teams need to implement gates and controls throughout their entire software development lifecycle.

Aikido lands $17M Series A to bring it's 'no BS' security platform for developers to SMEs world-wide

Ghent-based Aikido, the get-it-done security platform for developers and SMEs, has raised $17M in fresh Series A funds from Singular.vc, joined by Notion Capital and Connect Ventures. The round comes a mere 6 months after Aikido raised $5.3M seed funding, making Aikido the fastest capitalized startup in Belgian history. The funds will be used to expand the platform and push Aikido onto the international stage to make security simple for SMEs and doable for developers.

Outpost24 Introduces Application Security Expert Service to Eliminate False Positives

Outpost24 is pleased to announce the launch of our bespoke application security service, DAST Expert. With this innovative offering, organizations gain access to in-depth analysis of application security scanning results, eliminating false positives and enabling you to prioritize remediation efforts more effectively.

Introducing Polaris Assist: Your virtual security assistant | Synopsys

Polaris Assist is a virtual assistant that combines generative AI with decades of Synopsys curated real-world vulnerability, risk, and secure coding data to simplify and streamline application security. Polaris Assist AI capabilities will first be introduced on the Polaris Software Integrity Platform by analyzing static analysis data.

Cloud Unfiltered with Marc Prioleau - Complexity of Collaborative Mapping - Episode 10

Marc Prioleau of the Overture Maps Foundation discussed the solution and the how and why of how it came to be. Mapping is critical in so many areas and we take for granted how dynamic we expect it to be. This cloud based, open source solution answers the question on how companies can share and contribute to mapping data.

Breaking the Cloud to Build the Cloud

There’s no such thing as a perfectly secure cloud environment. Vulnerabilities, holes left open by misconfigurations, over-permissive roles, and more create a target-rich environment for attackers. Breaking the cloud for good is the job of these expert hackers. View this panel session to learn about offensive security techniques and tactics for breaking the cloud to build the cloud better.

Managing Cybersecurity Risk from the CI/CD Pipeline to the Board Room

In this panel conversation with leaders in cybersecurity, get advice and insights into navigating between IT and Security teams with the advancement of “shift left” concepts as security increasingly moves to development teams and DevOps grows in importance. Further, hear tips and advice on educating Board Audit Committees and Executive Leaders on cloud trends and risk focus areas to maximize investment and focus on the risks that matter to the business.