This year’s Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing₁ has published, and while many people read the report for the vendor assessments, the authors offered some insight into the overall application security market. In the report, first time AST Magic Quadrant authors Dionisio Zumerle and Ayal Tirosh commented that the “security testing is growing faster than any other... READ MORE›

The growing need for proficient software developers to help power our digital economy has created a skills gap that companies are trying to fill. There are jobs, but there aren’t people with the right skills to fill them. This creates a great opportunity for those looking to switch or just staring their careers. But for what skills are companies looking? What can universities and... READ MORE›

Our economy continues to shift from a manufacturing and goods based economy to one that is based on services and technology. This digital economy can help improve our quality of life as well as the speed at which we do business, however there are a number of threats to the growth of the digital economy. Chief amongst these threats is the skills gap that exists between what is needed to continue... READ MORE›

The session I’ve been waiting for all week at RSA – Chris Wysopal and Tim Jarrett of Veracode gave an informative talk about the need for security to adapt to the developer-led world and the opportunity DevOps presents for security to become part of the team. Chris likened cyberthreats to Cholera, the disease is always there, but only when you have poor sanitation do you get sick or... READ MORE›