WhiteHat
Security released AppSec Stats Flash
Volume 2. WhiteHat's AppSec Stats Flash debuted last month and is a new
monthly, contemporary podcast and report format that provides a more accurate
view of the current state of application security. In this month's episode,
WhiteHat Security's Setu Kulkarni, VP, Corporate Strategy & Business
Development, and Zach Jones, Senior Director of Detection Research are joined
by Alan Snyder, CEO of NowSecure, to discuss the
state of mobile application security by examining detection data and the
likelihood of vulnerability.
"In 2021,
we have more detailed security and breach data than ever before. Yet, the state
of application security remains very concerning. No application is built the
same way and therefore each presents an entirely unique attack surface," said
Kulkarni. "That, combined with the fact that applications today are
increasingly polymorphic presenting web, mobile and API-based interfaces, makes
application security a multi-dimensional challenge."
Additional
findings include:
- Research indicated at
least 50 percent of applications in industries such as manufacturing,
public services, healthcare, retail, education and utilities, are
vulnerable throughout the year due to one or more serious exploitable
vulnerabilities.
- Data analysis found as more industries pivot to become
online-first, the Window of Exposure continues to remain abnormally high,
leading to increased vulnerability.
- Since
last month, statistics showed there was a 5-day improvement in a 12-mo
rolling average time to fix critical applications, decreasing to 189 days
from 194 days.
- The
February volume found that only five of WhiteHat's ten most common risk
detections are represented in the OWASP Top 10.
Jones
added, "There is an interesting differentiation between the education tool of
the OWASP Top 10 list and the vulnerabilities that we see at WhiteHat being the
most detected in applications. At WhiteHat, we want to advocate a proactive
approach that assesses detection likelihood to create more granular views of the
vulnerabilities that various profiles within an organization need to monitor,
understand, and remain vigilant about."