Happy New Year – Have you made your application testing resolution yet?

Automated scanners like Fortify and Checkmarx satisfy PCI DSS 6.3.2 but miss flaws found in manual review, especially authentication bugs, and false positives often overwhelm developers.

Five steps for an effective secure code review program: build security culture with developers, rotate reviewers, standardize processes and tooling, and catch vulnerabilities before deployment.

Four myths hold back application security programs, from 'AppSec teams are optional' to 'DevOps shops do not need one'; successful journeys start with a central governing team and defect discovery.

Open source doesn't mean secure: reviewing one company's untouched framework surfaced nearly 80% of 10,000+ findings, including SQL injection and persistent XSS—vet third-party code accordingly.

Outsourcing guides rarely address security: require secure coding training, put security reviews in contracts, and demand a penetration test plus code review with mitigation before release.

Argues repeatedly scanning stable complex web apps adds little value; testing should follow the release cycle and prioritize manual assessment of flaws like business logic errors.