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APPLICATION SECURITY CHALLENGES AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM
Simon Pearce , Executive CTO at Cisco AppDynamics writes that the potential consequences of security vulnerabilities are well understood , from slow run times and outages through to digital transformation and , ultimately , loss of revenue .
Across all industries , technologists are worried that their organisations are becoming less secure . The shift to cloud native applications and architecture over the past two years has led to a dramatic expansion in attack surfaces , while at the same time the scale and sophistication of cybercrime threats has increased significantly .
In the latest research from Cisco AppDynamics , The shift to a security approach for the full application stack , technologists expressed concern that their organisation is vulnerable to a multi-staged security attack that would affect the full application stack over the next 12 months .
While IT departments have steamed ahead with digital transformation programs , using low-code and no-code platforms to accelerate release velocity and build more dynamic applications , security has largely failed to keep pace . All surveyed technologists admit that the rush to rapidly innovate and respond to the changing needs of customers and users during the pandemic has come at the expense of robust application security during software development .
The potential consequences of security vulnerabilities are well understood ; from slow run times and outages which dent digital experiences and erode customer trust , through to digital transformation initiatives being undermined and , ultimately , loss of revenue .
Encouragingly , technologists are urgently looking to evolve their approaches to application security in order to get to grips with a complex risk landscape and support the shift to modern application stacks . They are looking to implement a security approach for the
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