Open source code: New approach to application security management

I co-authored this post on open source code and application security management with Constantine Grancharov, Product Manager, Application Security Solutions at IBM.

Why application security management?

Software applications access many of the most important assets organizations manage, such as intellectual property, strategic plans and customer data. This makes them a very lucrative target for cybercriminals. Unfortunately, applications are often the weakest link in the enterprise IT security chain.

Recent IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence reports showed that many disclosed security incidents in recent years are the result of application vulnerabilities. The reports indicate that many organizations lack understanding about how to secure their valuable application assets. One area of application security that is frequently overlooked has to do with the use of open-source software.

Read the complete post on application security management at IBM’s Security Intelligence site.