4 ways Application Security Testing supports Software Development

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4 ways Application Security Testing supports
Software Development
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4 ways Application Security Testing supports
Software Development
In a recently reported incident, the North
Korea-linked Lazarus hackers infected the banks
debit card payment system with malware
and withdrew money from ATMs in 28 countries.
Incidentally, this group of hackers has a
reputation for conducting highly coordinated
global raids  such as the 81 million theft at
Bangladesh Bank and the 2014 attacks on Sonys
Hollywood studio. In the current digitally
connected scenario these incidents are on the
rise. Hence, the need for application security
testing is growing in order to protect both the
application and the organization at
large. Application Security Testing goes a long
way in securing the applications and software
from malicious attacks or any kind of breach.
Applications being the easiest target for
hackers, testing is indispensable to protect
these business critical application from losing
sensitive and confidential back-end data from
probing parties. Application security testing
solutions are easily available with some really
significant amount of investments. Gartner
defines the Application Security Testing (AST)
market as the buyers and sellers of products and
services designed to analyze and test
applications for security vulnerabilities.
Gartner identifies four main styles of AST (1)
Static AST (SAST) (2) Dynamic AST (DAST) (3)
Interactive AST (IAST) (4) Mobile AST. On these
lines, it is equally critical to understand the
objectives behind security testing to choose the
right solution and build a relevant
strategy. How does Application Security Testing
support Software Development? According to
Stratistics MRC, the Global Application Security
market is estimated at 2.35 billion in 2016 and
is expected to
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4 ways Application Security Testing supports
Software Development
reach 10.26 billion by 2023 growing at a CAGR of
23.4 from 2016 to 2023. Some of the factors
fuelling the market include rising sophistication
level of cyber-attacks, strict government
regulations and increasing smart phone
acceptance. In addition, the development of the
Internet of Things (IoT) and rising
digitalization of industrial sectors in emerging
economies, such as Asia Pacific (APAC) and Middle
East Africa (MEA) are anticipated to provide
huge growth opportunities to vendors in the next
5 years. The challenges around software
development and application development are
increasing due to risks related to cybersecurity.
Hence, security testing becomes highly critical
for businesses with a digital outlook and with
related long-term business plans. It becomes
absolutely necessary to look at application
security testing across the larger canvas of
software development. Opens up scope for
leveraging new technologies Security cannot be
assured by using a single tool or platform.
Innovation and experimentation is needed to bring
in more validation and credibility to the
process. Application security testing is a
dynamic field, with no surety whether something
will work or not work. Hence, testers keep on
exploring new ways to look at filling security
gaps, which brings substantial value to the
software development process. Moreover, usage of
the right tool not only depends on the language
used, but also depends on the overall development
process.
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4 ways Application Security Testing supports
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Vulnerabilities can be used as critical
information feeds Application Security Testing
tools can not only ensure an applications
security, but also bring value in terms of
analysis and data related to defects with the
applications code. There is a lot to learn from
the identified defects and issues within an
application. This kind of information can be
referred to while working on any similar
applications in the future. This can be a great
boon in the software development process, where
vulnerabilities can be transformed into
strengths. Ability to detect highly complex
vulnerabilities Making security testing an
integral aspect of your software development
process ensures that all your vulnerabilities are
handled effectively. In this way, not only
apparent, but even hidden vulnerabilities can be
identified. This enables testing teams to
accelerate the software development process and
bring down the testing and development costs in
the longer run. Security Testing is not placed
towards the end, it becomes a part of the overall
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