Original Post: A Primer on Application Security Engineering
The article highlights the critical importance of Application Security Engineering within an organization’s digital ecosystem, distinguishing it from traditional Application Security assessments. It emphasizes that Engineering involves designing, deploying, and maintaining solutions that integrate seamlessly with software engineering pipelines to address cybersecurity risks effectively. The author observes that many organizations’ security processes and technologies are often disconnected from their software development processes, leading to integration issues.
To establish a mature Application Security infrastructure, the author suggests the following approach:
- Identifying the right skillset.
- Determining the cybersecurity budget.
- Defining stakeholders and their responsibilities.
- Evaluating the feasibility of in-house, commercial, or open-source tools.
- Ensuring integration with the organization’s existing system engineering pipelines.
The article concludes that a mature Application Security infrastructure enables organizations to meet current needs and scale for future requirements, with engineering playing a crucial role in this process.
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