Mastering ASPM: Unifying Your Application Security Strategy
Application security is becoming increasingly fragmented. Development and security teams use a wide array of tools for testing, protection, and supply chain security. While each tool serves a purpose, they often operate in silos. This fragmentation creates a disconnected view of an organization’s security posture, making it difficult to prioritize and remediate risk effectively.
Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) provides a solution. By centralizing risk data and connecting disparate tools, an ASPM platform offers a unified view of your entire application landscape. In a recent webinar, experts from IDC and Veracode discussed how ASPM is transforming modern cybersecurity. This article breaks down their key insights to help you build a more cohesive and effective AppSec program.
The Core Problem: A Fragmented Security Landscape
The sheer number of security tools available has created what IDC Research Manager Katie Norton calls an “acronym soup.” Organizations struggle to manage findings from static analysis (SAST), dynamic analysis (DAST), software composition analysis (SCA), and cloud security tools. This leads to siloed data, conflicting priorities, and slow remediation cycles.
This lack of a unified view makes it nearly impossible for security teams to answer fundamental questions: What are our most critical risks? Where should we focus our remediation efforts? ASPM addresses this challenge by consolidating security signals into a single, correlated platform.
The Solution: Viewing ASPM as a Data Unifier
Derek Maki, SVP and Head of Product at Veracode, describes ASPM as a solution for what is fundamentally a “data problem.” Its primary function is to aggregate and correlate risk data from all corners of your application ecosystem. This includes insights from application security tools, cloud platforms, and software supply chains.
By serving as the connective tissue between different security functions, ASPM transforms raw data into actionable intelligence. This allows organizations to move beyond simply identifying vulnerabilities and start strategically managing risk. The platform provides the context needed to prioritize flaws based on business impact, streamline workflows, and support compliance initiatives.
Bridging the Gap Between Development and Security
A common point of friction in many organizations is the divide between development and security teams. When asked if ASPM could serve as the missing link between DevOps and DevSecOps, the experts agreed it plays a central role. Noah Salzman, Product Manager for Veracode Risk Manager, explained how ASPM helps operationalize application security.
“I really look at ASPM…as it’s helping how AppSec is operationalized…a solid ASPM platform is going to hit core pillars of not only prioritization but also enabling remediation and workflows and automation.” – Noah Salzman, Veracode
An effective ASPM solution builds workflows that integrate security directly into the development lifecycle. It empowers developers with the context they need to fix flaws quickly without leaving their native environments. Simultaneously, it gives security teams the visibility required to govern the AppSec program and report on risk posture. This shared understanding breaks down silos and fosters genuine collaboration.
Katie Norton further emphasized the disconnect that ASPM helps solve:
“Developers are experts in building and shipping software, and they may not have specialized training in security…AppSec professionals may not be familiar with the intricacies of modern development processes. This disconnect leads to miscommunication and slower remediation.” – Katie Norton, IDC
By providing a common platform and language for both teams, ASPM aligns priorities and accelerates risk reduction across the organization.
Market Trends: ASPM Becomes a Strategic Priority
The industry is taking notice of ASPM’s value. According to recent IDC survey data, ASPM is rapidly ascending the list of investment priorities for enterprises.
“ASPM came in as a top-five priority for application and software supply chain security in 2025, with about a quarter of organizations naming it as one of their top three areas of spend for AppSec budgets.” – Katie Norton, IDC
This trend highlights a clear shift in the market. Organizations are recognizing that a collection of point solutions is no longer sufficient. To manage risk at the speed of modern development, they need a platform that unifies visibility, streamlines remediation, and supports compliance.
How Veracode Risk Manager Delivers on the Promise of ASPM
The webinar spotlighted Veracode Risk Manager as a leading ASPM solution that delivers on three core pillars:
- Efficient Risk Reduction: The platform moves beyond simple vulnerability counts to focus on tangible risk reduction. It provides contextual recommendations to guide teams toward the next-best actions that will have the greatest impact.
- Streamlined Compliance Reporting: By creating a unified view of risk, Veracode Risk Manager simplifies the process of generating reports for regulatory requirements and internal governance.
- Flexible Integration: The platform is built to ingest data from a wide range of sources, including third-party scanners, manual penetration tests, and homegrown tools, ensuring a complete and accurate view of risk.
The Future of ASPM: Governing AI-Generated Code
Looking ahead, the experts see ASPM playing a crucial role in managing the next wave of security challenges, particularly those introduced by artificial intelligence. As developers increasingly leverage AI to generate code, new categories of risk will emerge.
“AI adoption comes with new categories of risk…ASPM will be critical in providing guardrails, monitoring, and even creating new artifacts like AI bills of materials to govern how AI is used.” – Katie Norton, IDC
ASPM platforms will evolve to become the central governance layer for AI-driven development. They will provide the monitoring and transparency needed to ensure that AI-generated code is secure, compliant, and aligned with organizational policies.
Unify Your Security Posture Today
The insights from this session make one thing clear: ASPM is no longer a niche solution but a cornerstone of a mature application security program. It provides the unified visibility, collaborative workflows, and actionable intelligence required to secure software without slowing down innovation.
If your organization is struggling with tool fatigue, siloed teams, and a fragmented view of risk, it’s time to explore what ASPM can do for you.
