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Static Application Vulnerability Testing: Binary Scanning vs Source Code Scanning

I had a meeting yesterday with a vendor who sells a SaaS solution for binary application vulnerability testing. They tell a very interesting story of a world where dynamic testing (“black box”) takes place alongside static testing (“white box”) to give you a full picture of your application security posture. They even combine the results […]

Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM)

This presentation on the OWASP Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM) was by Pravir Chandra, the project lead.  I was actually really excited in seeing this topic on the schedule as SAMM is something that I’ve been toying with for my organization for a while.  It’s actually a very simple and intuitive approach to how to […]

Keynote: Collaboratively Advancing Strategies to Mitigate Software Supply Chain Risks

It’s my second year at the OWASP AppSec Conference and this year it is in Washington, DC.  The New York City Conference last year proved to be probably the best conference I’ve ever been to.  Based on the agenda and the facilities, this year is looking very promising.  Today’s keynote is by Joe Jarzombeck, the […]