Nearly half of organizations regularly and knowingly send vulnerable code, despite using AppSec tools, according to Veracode.
Μεταξύ των κορυφαίων λόγων που αναφέρθηκαν για την προώθηση ευάλωτου κώδικα, ήταν η pressure να τηρηθούν οι προθεσμίες έκδοσης (54%) και η εύρεση ευπαθειών πολύ αργά στον κύκλο ζωής της ανάπτυξης του λογισμικού (45%).
Respondents said developers' lack of knowledge on mitigation issues and lack of integration between AppSec tools were two of the top challenges they face with DevSecOps. However, almost nine out of ten companies said they would invest further in AppSec this year.
Software development is evolving
Η research sheds light on how AppSec practices and tools intersect with emerging development methods and the creation of new priorities such as de-risking open source and API testing.
"The software development landscape today is evolving at a rapid pace. Gadget-based architecture, containers, and cloud applications are changing the dynamics of how developers create, test, and develop code. "Without better testing, integration and regular training of developers, organizations will face significant breaches," said Chris Wysopal, CTO at Veracode.
Important findings
- 60% of organizations report that they exploit applications production, which have been exploited by 10 his vulnerabilities OWASP the last 12 months. Similarly, 7 out of 10 applications have a security flaw in an open source library during the initial scan.
- Developers' lack of knowledge about how to achieve issues is the biggest challenge of AppSec. 53% of organizations provide developer security training only once a year or less. The data shows that only the 1% of apps with the highest scanning frequency have about five times less security costs or unsolved defects than the least frequently scanned apps, meaning that frequent scanning helps developers find and fix flaws for significantly reduce their organization's risk.
- 43% cited DevOps integration as the most important aspect of improving AppSec.
- 84% report challenges due to too many AppSec tools, which make it difficult to integrate DevOps. 43% of companies report using between 11-20 AppSec tools, while 22% said they use between 21-50.
According to ESG, the most effective AppSec programs list the following as some of the critical elements:
- Application security is highly integrated in the toolbox CI/CD
- Continuous, customized AppSec training for developers
- Monitoring of continuous improvement measurements in individual development groups
- AppSec best practices are shared by development managers
- Use analytics to track the progress of AppSec programs and provide data management
