Vulnerabilities..a pain in your app!

Understanding open-source software
risks and your organisation's threat landscape
has never been more important than it is
today. We can help.

Developer to developer, it’s no secret there’s mounting pressure on us to write and deploy new applications faster and more regularly.

At the same time, the bad guys are shifting their focus from third-party suppliers to targeting our best friend: open-source software.

It makes sense that we use open-source regularly in today’s codebases – it’s vast and highly progressive. The unavoidable truth is software development would be stuck in the slow lane without it.

But along with the benefits of using open-source comes increased, undetectable risks. Threat actors can easily exploit code to introduce malware and backdoors, making software supply chain attacks a popular target.

We’ve seen attacks preying on the typos developers make while searching for package names. Vulnerabilities can be present in packages or code posted online for others to use. The bottom line? Hackers will exploit any human error, no matter how small.

With software amid a digital transformation, we must ensure it’s secure from our first code commit to production. Making security a priority throughout the entire development life cycle is key to securing the complex landscape of custom code, open-source components, infrastructure as code, containers, and more.

We can help you secure your applications. The Missing Link offers a full suite of Application Security services, from conducting a Maturity Assessment to a Penetration Test, through to Application Security Training.

The current state of application security

Focus on Velocity

Focus on velocity

Developers are pressured to produce and deploy new code faster and more regularly.

Open-Source code

Open-source code dependency

Taking code off strangers has become the new norm, accounting for over 75% of code cases.

Tool-centric approach

Businesses are left with a false sense of security by relying solely on application security testing tools.

Mindset shift

A new, collaborative mindset is starting to break down the barrier between developers and security teams.

Are you under pressure to focus on velocity – not security?

Even when software supply chain attacks aren’t dominating the headlines, they’re being carefully planned and executed.

So how can you start to think about security when, traditionally, you’re not taught how?

Knowledge is power.

Application Security Training is designed to bridge the gap between software developers and cyber security teams.

Our training is built by security developers for developers, and uses real-life scenarios from Penetrations Tests. We reset your view of security to make it a priority throughout the application development process - without slowing down production.

Have you left a potential ‘open front door’ to zero-day threats?

There are two ways to find out if you have insufficient application security controls or practices:

Your security partner or internal team discovers red flags through a Penetration Test; or,

You get hacked.

We’re here to help close these security gaps and ensure your applications are secure. We will help guide you in the latest SecDevOps best practices to give you the knowledge, the tools and the drive 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, we can help.

Modern applications can be complex, but your application security doesn’t need to be.

We’re here to evaluate the maturity of your application security and ignite a security-first mindset in your team.

What is your biggest Application Security concern?

Vulnerabilities in my application/API
Cyber security posture
Lack of security awareness
Third party vulnerabilities

Great code is secure code

And it’s never been more important to know the risks of open-source software.

Modern applications can be complex, but application security doesn't need to halt your production. Together we can help evaluate the maturity of your application security and ignite a security-first mindset.

Discover why, and explore how you can equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to be the first line of defence.

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As a school, we always joke that we have more uptime than a bank - our staff, students, and parents demand access to our apps 24/7 - so minimising disruption when we engaged The Missing Link to conduct a Penetration Test was imperative. The preparation and testing went smoothly, and indeed, they identified a critical issue, immediately notified us of the issue in an interim report, and then liaised directly with the vendor to resolve it.

Peter Yeates

Information Communication Technology Services Manager, Padua College.

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