While most IT and security leaders believe that application security problems are inherently more risky than network security issues, appsec still doesn’t get near the same kind of executive support and technical visibility that network security does, a new study out this week by Ponemon Institute shows. Fortunately, new trends in IT delivery like DevOps and continuous integration are making it possible to meet application security challenges that have hampered progress in the past.
Examining the attitudes and practices of over IT leaders and practitioners, “Application Security in the Changing Risk Landscape” found that the majority of them believe the frequency and severity of attacks against the application layer are greater than against the network layer.
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