The biggest AppSec dilemma might be resolved in the coming year using modern ASPM, experts believe.
Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) is rapidly evolving into a powerful capability in the infosec industry. As with many nascent cybersecurity areas, ASPM is emerging from a conglomeration of multiple tightly focused categories that preceded its existence — in ASPM’s case, that means SAST, DAST, SCA, and RASP. As the category evolves, so, too, does its definition…especially if you take into account the numerous innovations in Appsec.
OX Security is contributing to the category definition as we build out our Active ASPM Platform. Some might say we are trying to shape it into what we believe ASPM should be. That’s fair. In that way, we are no different from any other ASPM (or cybersecurity, generally speaking) vendor. OX is a growing company, and our team aims to provide the most comprehensive and effective solution for fast-moving software development organizations.
With a relentless pursuit of momentum, innovation, and positive impact, OX wants to be the leader in ASPM and software supply chain security — not just for market share’s sake, but because doing so will help security, operations, and development teams deploy secure software, more quickly and with less effort.
In this quest, OX regularly meets with stakeholders — customers, would-be customers, VC firms, and analysts — to collect feedback and advice on the current state and future direction of our platform. We know that end users want a handful of features and benefits from their ASPM solution including:
- Comprehensive visibility and control
- Vulnerability prioritization and alert noise reduction
- Automated workflows and policy enforcement
- Open-source vulnerability analysis
- Scalability and adaptability to DevOps tools and processes
- Code-to-cloud security posture insights
These are, effectively, table stakes.
But, because OX truly wants to substantively positively impact our customers’ software development efforts and improve their security postures, we decided to open our lens to gain a broader perspective. We know what we know from the people we know (the “known knowns”). We also know that there’s a lot we don’t know (the “known unknowns”).
So what did we do?
At the recent FS-ISAC 2024 Americas Fall Summit in Atlanta, GA, the OX Security team asked conference attendees to vote on their biggest AppSec pain point. As with the current U.S. presidential election, we expected it to be a contentious battle. After all, every company is unique: their needs are different, their preferences are different, their risk tolerances are different.
Sample ballot: OX 2024 AppSec Election
After the votes were cast and the hundreds of ballots were counted, we learned that end users overwhelmingly have one major AppSec pain point:
Friction between security and development teams.
No surprise there? Not to us, either. What was a little surprising, however, was that this pain point — team friction — was the runaway victor, earning more than twice the votes compared to the other provided options.
We will be using these results to guide future product features and functionality. We want our platform to reflect what the people of AppSec want.
What’s more, we want to hear from YOU! Do you agree? Not agree? Have other AppSec and software supply chain needs that aren’t addressed by OX? Tell us. We’d love to know. Maybe we’ll even invite you to the next (not televised) AppSec debate.
Want to learn more and your voice to our campaign? Contact us or send us an email at contact@ox.security. Not the talking type? Try a free demo!
