In what way does the organisation lower
the security risks related to applications while
still prioritising the productivity and the ways to manage the costs?
There are some applications that
can easily access the most sensitive data and information while some have the
ability to support the tactical business processes. Compared to network
security, it has been observed that application security is receiving the less
budget. This has made business leaders
and security experts realised why hackers are attacking the applications. To
reduce the risk of cyber attack that becomes successful in most of the cases,
the majority of the security leaders are
believing that the application security programmes should be enhanced.
According to the survey of 2014 by
CompTIA, it has been analysed that the security problems are being mostly resolved with the help of managed
services and around 47% of the companies are using them to report their cyber security needs. Here we will discuss the
application security challenges that an organisation may face and how the
managed services can overcome these risks:
Recruiting and Retaining the Security Experts is Challenging and Costly
As per the Cisco’s 2014 Annual
Security Report, the internal security experts are searching for the new roles
and are few in number while around 1
million
IT security jobs are vacant all across the world. In the case if
anybody is able to satisfy its role, the
area of expertise that an employee may need can cover numerous domains as security software programmes develop, for instance, data protection,
authentication, testing, encryption, bugs, design flaws, client side applications and many more. The
companies are required to make investments in these domains in order to ensure that the new experts are up
to date and performing to their full
potential.
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Quick Responses to Change is a Necessity
Whether it’s a technology or business, everything needs development. In the
case of technology, it is necessary for the business to analyse whether the
security team is able to respond the new
threats immediately that have been inspected and addressed. It is essential
that the security groups can quickly respond to changes.
Only Tools Are Not Sufficient to Save You
For the applications that handle
the crucial business functions or can access the sensitive data, operating a standard set of automated scans is not enough
to guard these applications. Performing a manual testing and interpreting the
results is also required.
There is a continuous
change in the application security. The testing and prevention strategies
should be kept up to date because new threats and attacks may arise at any time.
Why Managed Services?
In the case, if you are striving to overwhelm the obstacles that arise due
to the limited skills and fixed capacity, you may find your team overburdened
and reactive to the newest crisis. This is
the time when you can make onward plans, complete other projects and invest in
new skills. With the assistance of managed services, the provider can manage
the application security testing while
you will be able to emphasise on the other business key areas.
Sourced from Jim Ivers, Chief Marketing Officer, Cigital
