The author suggests that organizations looking to implement ASPM should assess their assets, risks, and processes. ASPM's data-driven approach provides real-time, automated guidance on lowering risk profiles. The author concludes by stating that traditional detection-oriented tools are insufficient for modern applications, and a centralized intelligent engine that operationalizes security is needed. The article predicts that ASPM adoption will grow from 5% to 40% market adoption in just two-and-a-half years.
Key takeaways:
- Application security posture management (ASPM) is a new approach to application security that addresses modern threats while keeping development teams productive. It centralizes all operations required to release secure software.
- Traditional application security testing tools often lead to inefficiencies and "silos" with duplicate processes and policies. They also tend to overwhelm organizations with an unmanageable number of findings, without a clear strategy to prioritize.
- ASPM provides automated visibility to the build process, aggregates and correlates all vulnerabilities in one place, and streamlines the remediation process. It also helps prioritize based on the broader application and business context, not just severity.
- ASPM adoption is predicted to grow from 5% to 40% market adoption in only two-and-a-half years, according to Gartner. It's a data-driven approach that provides real-time, automated guidance on lowering the risk profile.