HP Delivers Comprehensive Application Security Testing

HP today announced a new suite of products for automating and managing application security in the enterprise, including the only integrated application security testing solution available on-premises or on-demand that scales to identify vulnerabilities in thousands of applications.

Application vulnerabilities pose significant threats to enterprises, exposing them to costly and increasing cybercrime. In fact, the Ponemon Institute’s Second Annual Cost of Cyber Crime Study, released in August, revealed that the median annualized cost of cybercrime incurred by a benchmark sample of organisations was $5.9 million per year, with a range of $1.5 million to $36.5 million each year per organisation.

“Enterprises need to secure a wide range of applications from many sources across multiple platforms and environments, and no amount of perimeter security or outside auditing can protect applications from advanced application-layer vulnerabilities,” said John True, COO, Fortify, an HP Company.

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“HP Fortify Software Security Centre is the ‘one-stop shop’ for everything a client needs for rapid application testing and creating a secure development culture,” he added.

The HP Fortify Software Security Centre suite enables customers to automate their Software Security Assurance program and proactively eliminate vulnerabilities in applications. Comprised of the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) solution formerly known as the HP Fortify 360 suite, and the Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) solution formerly known as HP Application Security Centre, features of the new suite include:

• Elastic and scalable application security testing capability called CloudScan, enabling clients to more frequently test applications, delivering faster results

• Integrated static and dynamic application security testing in real time, allowing clients to rapidly locate and repair more vulnerabilities in applications with HP WebInspect Real-Time

• Ability to quickly scale application testing projects with HP Fortify on Demand, a security-as-a-service solution

By removing security vulnerabilities in applications before they are deployed, organisations can reduce the risk of a security breach and apply the savings to growth or innovation. HP Fortify Software Security Centre enables organisations to build or expand its Software Security Assurance program in the way that best suits its unique needs and budgets.