When it comes to application security, your organisation has two main considerations: the applications you develop, and the applications you use. If vulnerabilities in either are exploited, both have the capacity to compromise your company’s data.

So today I’m looking at 4 steps you can take to keep your application security simple, but effective.

To maximise the efficacy of your organisation’s security programme, you want to make sure you’re allocating your time, effort and budget in the right areas.

Today I’m looking at the most common mistake companies make when investing in application security, and where you should focus your attention instead.

When it comes to application security, it’s very easy to lull yourself into a false sense of security and think you’ve got everything covered. But the security landscape changes at an incredible pace, with new threats and vulnerabilities emerging all the time.

Today I’m busting 5 common myths about application security, to help your organisation protect its sensitive data.

When it comes to securing your organisation’s data, your employees are your first (and most valuable) line of defence.

Today, I’m showing you how to capitalise on this defence, and improve your organisation’s security awareness in just 30 days.

Mobile application security is becoming an increasingly important factor for consumers.

Arxan’s recent ‘Annual State of Application Security Report’ revealed that nearly half of application users (48%) expect their apps to be hacked within the next six months and 82% of users would change providers if they knew alternative apps were more secure.

Today I’m looking at four things your organisation can do to improve mobile app security and mitigate the risks associated with insecure application development.

Mobile application security is becoming an increasingly important factor for consumers and organisations, thanks to a growing general awareness of emerging security vulnerabilities and the BYOD trend.

Today I’m looking at 6 statistics that highlight the need for your organisation to make mobile application security a priority rather than an afterthought.

In many organisations there’s a serious disconnect between your security and development teams.

Both teams work hard at their respective roles, but if collaboration between the two is ineffective, serious vulnerabilities will still make it into your organisation’s finished applications.

To help improve your application security, I’m looking at 4 things CSOs can do to improve collaboration between their security and development teams.

Tired of wasting your time and energy on application security training that doesn’t lead anywhere?

Today, I’m looking at six problems that cause appsec training programs to falter and fail – and offering actionable advice on how to tackle the problems, and roll-out an effective application security training program.

Even if an application has been built following security and defensive coding best practices, it will still require significant testing before it’s ready for release.

Whether this is routine testing for common vulnerabilities or security-focused penetration testing to pick up on the types of problems that often slip through the cracks, following security best practices will help your dev team find and fix problems before the deployment phase of the SDLC.

Today I’m looking at six best practices for security testing your application.

As well as protecting your applications and the sensitive data they contain, improving your application security can save your organisation a great deal of time and expense.