Web Application Testing: What is the right amount?

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.

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.

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.

A New Year reminder that code review and penetration testing each miss vulnerabilities the other finds, so organizations should do both and remediate findings instead of delaying fixes.

Integrating security checks and balances with your application development processes is certainly uncharted territory for many security professionals.