Michael Teeling
Michael Teeling is a software marketing veteran who has advised more than 50 companies on go-to-market strategy since 2001. He is an expert in content marketing, message strategy, brand identity, and reaching the key influencers that move technology markets. Mike founded Influential Strategies a decade ago and has represented numerous information security companies. Visit Mike’s blog.Posts by Michael Teeling
The AppSec Program Maturity Curve 4 of 4
December 13, 2013
Program Levels 5 to 6 – from Improved to Optimized This is the final post in a series on the Application Program Maturity Curve. In this series, we’ve advocated that Application Security is best pursued as a sustained, policy-driven program that employs proactive, preventative methods to manage software risk. This Maturity Curve model has been validated by Veracode using the real... READ MORE›
The Appsec Program Maturity Curve 3 of 4
December 4, 2013
Program Levels 3 to 4 – from Baseline to Integrated This is post three in a series on the Application Program Maturity Curve. A dedicated and rigorous Application Security Program is best pursued as a sustained, policy-driven program that employs proactive, preventative methods to manage software risk. It will deliver an effective software security strategy that addresses both immediate and... READ MORE›
The Appsec Program Maturity Curve 2 of 4
November 8, 2013 | Intro to AppSec
Program Levels 1 to 2 – from Ad-Hoc to Blueprint This is post two in a series on the Application Program Maturity Curve, you can read the first post of this series here. As we’ve discussed, the program maturity model for Application Security has six levels. You should be able to recognize at which stage of the curve your particular organization is. The easiest one to recognize is an... READ MORE›
The Appsec Program Maturity Curve 1 of 4
October 23, 2013
About the Appsec Program Maturity Curve – a good model to follow… As information security professionals, we must pursue any opportunity to evolve our approach to application security. Most enterprises with in-house development teams do some kind of ad-hoc appsec testing, usually during the QA process. But maybe you think it’s time to do more than that, to get a bit more... READ MORE›
O Budget Where Art Thou? Getting Application Security Funded With BSIMM
October 7, 2013
The first hurdle to running any successful Application Security program is getting it adequately funded. This should come as no great surprise to anyone. Software security is no different than any other IT initiative. Even a willing security team who has considered the ways needs to find the means, and that involves making a compelling case to those that hold the purse strings. For those of us... READ MORE›
What is Data Integrity? Learn How to Ensure Database Data Integrity via Checks, Tests, & Best Practices
May 14, 2012 | Intro to AppSec 4
Data integrity is a fundamental component of information security. In its broadest use, “data integrity” refers to the accuracy and consistency of data stored in a database, data warehouse, data mart or other construct. The term – Data Integrity - can be used to describe a state, a process or a function – and is often used as a proxy for “data quality”. Data with “integrity” is said to have a... READ MORE›
What is a Data Breach? Definition, Costs & Security Around Data Breaches
March 26, 2012
In addition to bringing you the latest in AppSec research and news in this blog, we will begin presenting short educational briefings on key subjects within the application security space. We hope you will enjoy and learn from these short posts. We value your opinion, so please let us know if there are any concepts or topics you would like to hear about from us. Today, I would like to pen my... READ MORE›
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