Backdoors

Application backdoors threaten enterprise security

Application backdoors give a user remote access to a computer. Backdoors may be created with malicious intent, to gain access to confidential company or customer information. But they can also be created by a programmer who wants quick access to an application for troubleshooting purposes. They can even be created inadvertently through programming errors. Regardless of their origin, all backdoors can become a security threat if they are found and exploited by hackers or unauthorized users. And as applications today tend to be built more and more often with reusable components from a variety of sources with varying levels of security, backdoors can pose a significant operational risk to the enterprise. That's why so many enterprises today are turning to Veracode.

Prevent backdoors with on-demand application testing from Veracode

Veracode SecurityReview® is the world's first automated, on-demand, application security testing solution. Both its service delivery model and its approach to testing offer significant benefits to the enterprise:

On-demand security. SecurityReview is offered as an on-demand Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), allowing enterprises to effectively scale their security testing on an as-needed basis. With Veracode, there is no need for capital investment in hardware or software. Enterprises don't need to train security testing personnel or make sure vulnerability assessment software is up-to-date—Veracode's team of application security experts takes care of that. Instead, development teams can integrate Veracode quickly and easily into the software development life cycle, testing for backdoors and other threats at appropriate points in the process. And procurement officers can use Veracode to evaluate the risks involved in any potential purchases.

Multiple testing techniques. Veracode combines static binary analysis with dynamic web security testing and manual penetration testing to deliver the most comprehensive code security analysis solution available today. Veracode's patented binary testing technique is unique among code analysis solutions. Where other products test source code, Veracode tests binary code (also called "compiled" or "byte" code). Enterprises can test 100 percent of an application's code, regardless of where it originated—even testing commercial off-the-shelf software and third-party libraries where source code is not accessible. Veracode's binary analysis provides the most complete detection of backdoors that most often can only be found in application binaries.

Test for backdoors, malicious code, functionality, and more

In addition to backdoors and malicious code, Veracode finds flaws in software that may lead to vulnerabilities. A Veracode scan may turn up an instance of inadequate authentication, for example, that could possibly be a risk to enterprise security.

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