Application Security.

With the correct application security processes and controls, businesses can protect themselves from costly hacking events or application downtime

Keep customer data secure and build customer confidence

While application security is mostly about mitigating risk from both internal and third-party sources, it also maintains your brand image by keeping your customer data secure, which builds customer confidence

How do most businesses find out they have insufficient application security controls or practices? Well, either your IT partner or team carries out a penetration test where the report comes back with lots of red flags – or you get hacked. This could happen for a range of reasons that lead to gaps in your IT security. Assuming you don't want to be hacked, it is best practice to engage a partner such as The Missing Link to help close these security gaps.

Risk mitigation: All apps introduce risk. Designers might not have anticipated the risks or have left vulnerabilities simply due to a lack of expertise. 

At The Missing Link, we can operate in-depth testing from the start and run reports on your existing app landscape.

Application testing: We use the OWASP Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS) Project, which provides a basis for testing web application technical security controls and provides developers with a list of secure development requirements. 

Get it right and protect your data: Why is application security so important? Simply because today's applications are more sophisticated and often available across various networks or through the cloud. This increases vulnerabilities and leaves businesses open to security threats and breaches.

Application security testing is the safety net that can show gaps or weaknesses in the application, offering opportunities to prevent these attacks. 

Your partner in Application Security

Having proper application security principles is no longer a luxury or a "nice extra". It is VITAL that all businesses have some application security elements built into their IT strategy.

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Our applications security services

We advise on the latest SecDevOps best practices to prevent hackers from getting in, from developer driven threat modelling and application security testing tools to security-centric tests and checklists such as the OWASP ASVS. 
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Application Security Maturity Assessment
Know your applications are secure and protect your business from financial and brand impact.
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Application Security Training
Knowledge is power. Our training bridges the gap between software developers and your cyber security team.
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Secure Code Reviews
Catch vulnerabilities before you build. Test applications from the inside. 
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Offensive Security Services
Test your applications. Simulated attacks against your applications will identify and close any security gaps.  

Protect your business from sensitive data leaks and reputation damage

Sophisticated protection from hackers

With correct application security principles, businesses can protect themselves from costly hacking events or application downtime.

Reduce costly fix-ups

Correcting and managing security breaches is a costly and embarrassing outcome. A better strategy is to ensure you have the best application security processes and controls from the start.  

Better user experience

When you are not spending time and money fixing up vulnerabilities, it leaves space to focus on building the best user experience possible instead.

Confidence in your brand

Automation is the heart of SecDevOps, which believes processes enhance the development experience, not hinder it. This maintains your brand image by keeping your customer data secure, which in turn builds customer confidence.  

FAQs

  • How does application security work?

    Application security involves implementing safeguards to protect software from threats throughout its lifecycle. This includes secure coding, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and continuous updates or patches.

    At The Missing Link, we apply best-practice security controls across your application’s development, deployment, and maintenance phases to reduce risk and ensure regulatory compliance.

  • What is an application vulnerability, and how do application security risks occur? 

    An application vulnerability is a flaw or weakness in software code that can be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorised access or disrupt operations. Application security risks often arise unintentionally during the software development life cycle, due to insecure coding practices or overlooked design flaws. If not caught early through practices like secure coding or penetration testing, these vulnerabilities can be exploited by cybercriminals.

  • Why is application security important for businesses?

    Application security is essential for protecting your organisation’s sensitive data, maintaining customer trust, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. As applications become more interconnected and data-driven, they present attractive targets for cybercriminals.

    Without robust application security, businesses face increased risk of data breaches, financial loss, reputational damage, and legal penalties. By embedding security throughout the software development lifecycle, organisations can minimise vulnerabilities, prevent unauthorised access, and ensure their digital services remain secure and resilient.

  • What are the best practices to mitigate vulnerabilities?

    To mitigate application vulnerabilities effectively:

    • Start with secure design principles during software architecture.
    • Train developers in secure coding techniques to prevent common flaws.
    • Embed security throughout the software development lifecycle with tools like static code analysis, regular testing, and security reviews.
    • Conduct ongoing assessments, including penetration testing and code reviews.
    • Engage cybersecurity experts like The Missing Link to identify advanced or hard-to-spot vulnerabilities early.

    By applying these measures, organisations can reduce their attack surface and build more resilient applications.

  • What is the difference between application security and network security?

    Application security focuses on identifying and addressing vulnerabilities within software applications, protecting the code, logic, and functionality from threats like injection attacks, authentication flaws, or data exposure.

    In contrast, network security safeguards the underlying infrastructure, such as firewalls, routers, and communication protocols by preventing unauthorised access, intrusion, or data loss across the organisation’s network.

    Both are essential components of a strong cybersecurity posture. At The Missing Link, we integrate application security and network security strategies to ensure comprehensive protection across your digital environment.

Perfect Partner Experience

The new platform is continually kept up to date with categorisation and profiling of new threats and classification of existing traffic. Being able to focus on what is actually happening rather than reacting to close a new threat has saved a lot of time. Being able to see where our compliance was not 100%, we were able to act early and educate our people on the dangers and implications of not following our policies. This has helped us pro-actively understand patterns and educate our staff about the risks of the Internet before we have a serious incident.

David Lucas | Customer Solutions Manager, George Weston Foods