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In WhiteHat’s latest white paper—DAST to the Future: Shifting the Modern Application Security Paradigm

As we head into RSA Conference 2021, memories of the event last year come into clearer focus.

Going back a decade, credit reporting giant Experian has been the target of several major leaks and breaches.  

Nearly every day, WhiteHat’s team of security researchers and executives are tapped to share their perspective and expertise with those reporting on the most high-profile cybersecurity issues that are continually shaping the industry’s landscape.

It’s an exciting day at WhiteHat with the launch of Attack Surface Management powered by Bit Discovery - an innovative suite of features that give enterprises a more streamlined way to discover, manage and secure their comprehensive attack surface.

According to the Women in Cybersecurity Report by ISC, women working in cybersecurity currently account for about one-quarter (24%) of the overall workforce.

Business Logic Assessments (BLAs) are manual assessments performed by experienced security experts for application security vulnerabilities that cannot be tested effectively in an automated fashion.

2020 saw most businesses hastily pivot to digital business models which makes almost every industry more vulnerable to cyberattacks than ever. As we cautiously walk through the hallway of 2021, it’s encouraging to see organizations step-up on a vigilance-based mindset and making cybersecurity a priority for this year.

Digital transformation has morphed from a competitive advantage to a necessity for business survival. As applications are produced faster and faster, hackers are standing by, ready to strike.

Women make up 47 percent of the workforce in America yet hold only 26 percent of technology roles.

Veterans Day is an important day set aside to honor and show appreciation for ALL who have served in the United States military—in wartime or peacetime, living or deceased.

During the current pandemic, cybercriminals are specifically targeting healthcare, pharmaceutical, and medical research organizations working on developing a vaccine for the virus.

In Bridge Your Executive Team’s AppSec Anxieties, they review the current security climate, provide real answers to how to navigate the added stress this climate brings to CISOs and security teams, and easy ways to improve your application security posture.

On November 3rd, one of the most critical decisions in this country will be made, a collective decision made by the American people.

In 2019, former MIT Technology Review’s San Francisco Bureau Chief Martin Giles, who covered cybersecurity and the future of computing, was interviewed in a podcast where he offered a realistic, but bleak observation.

Applications are the driving force of this new world economy, however, security teams are frustrated and overwhelmed as they struggle to keep up with the ever-increasing sophistication of attacks on applications.

Most mobile applications fail critical security tests. Quite often, businesses apply their mobile application security processes to their use of web security scanning tools.

The last few months have been unprecedented times for all of us. Individuals, organizations, and customers alike are facing incredible challenges as they grapple with the ever-changing new norms.

As your trusted partner in application security, we are committed to delivering the experience you know and trust in an environment that promotes and protects the well-being of all, across all offices, customers and partners.