As a result of globalization and digital transformation, business now runs on ones and zeros. No matter the industry, high-performing organizations all compete for the same advantage: Transforming the customer experience into a digital-first medium that stands out.
Since applications fuel these digital experiences, developing applications needed to deliver business processes has become a core competency for organizations of all sizes; every company is now a technology company. At the same time, enterprise applications’ increasing use and importance create a prime target for malicious actors—resulting in devastating data breaches. While it can be difficult to pinpoint the initial attack vector for breaches, in retrospect, many of the biggest recent breaches are known to have leveraged vulnerabilities at the application layer.
