We recently published our annual research report, the State of Software Security, analyzing data from 400,000 application scans over 12 months spanning 2016 and 2017. Now we’re issuing a State of Software Security Developer Guide, featuring additional data and analysis aimed at helping developers meet the goal of creating great software that’s also secure software. This report offers the... READ MORE›

For the first time since 2013, the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has updated its top 10 list of the most critical application security risks. According to OWASP, the 2017 OWASP Top 10 is a major update, with three new entries making the list, based on feedback from the AppSec community. This update went through two versions. After the initial release candidate in April 2017 got... READ MORE›

You never want to be the developer that wrote and submitted vulnerable code into production, especially if it leads to a data breach. Yet, in many organizations that have adopted DevOps practices, application security testing is shifting left into development. It’s far faster to catch and fix security flaws while you’re coding, than trying to go back and fix everything at the end of the process.... READ MORE›

Whenever there’s a major data breach announced in the news, I think about how there must be other breaches happening that we don’t even know about. Because, although cyberattackers frequently target known vulnerabilities in software, the victims are unlikely to know they were vulnerable until it is too late. As today’s software is increasingly assembled from bits and pieces of open source... READ MORE›

As software increasingly plays a critical role in how organizations conduct business, we are seeing two trends emerge: 1. Organizations want more software produced faster. 2. Cyberattackers are finding software a more attractive target. For developers, all the above means that their jobs are changing. The need to get software out the door faster has led to a shift to DevSecOps – where software is... READ MORE›

My name is Laurie Mercer, and I have introduced a security vulnerability into software. The year was 2004. As I travelled to work, Franz Ferdinand and The Killers blared on my cool new iPod. I was a developer, my first proper job after graduating with a degree in computer science and moving to the big city. Responsible for implementing functional changes, I would code new forms and business logic... READ MORE›

Zane Lackey of Signal Sciences spoke at Black Hat 2017 on a topic near and dear to my heart: Practical Tips for Defending Web Applications in the Age of DevOps. DevOps — and really, any Agile or Agile-like rapid software development approach — is a huge enabler for business. Changes to software are envisioned, implemented, tested, and deployed incredibly fast. Deployments can happen multiple... READ MORE›

We are pleased to announce updates to the Veracode integrations to Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) and Team Foundation Server (TFS), and to Visual Studio. The VSTS/TFS integration makes static and dynamic security findings available as work items in the VSTS/TFS issue tracker, and automatically updates the related defects when they are fixed or have approved mitigations. The Visual... READ MORE›

Speed and security are the name of the game in software development today. Why? Because software is now key to innovation and competitive advantage for every enterprise in every industry. This means that not only is the pace of software development rapidly increasing, but also that attacks against the application layer are proliferating. In turn, software development speed and security are now... READ MORE›