Security News > 2020 > March > Why a risk-based approach to application security can bolster your defenses

Often business priorities are given precedence over security priorities, particularly when optimal security practices risk interfering with business efficiency or overall productivity.

Underfunding security in order to boost other areas of the business may seem like a good idea in the short term, but it's a big risk that can come back to bite senior executives pretty spectacularly if they aren't careful.

A more proactive approach to integrating cybersecurity practices into the wider business strategy can go a long way towards protecting against data loss, as well as empowering security teams with the ability to respond much more swiftly and precisely to any threats that do present themselves.

The role of risk in effective security decision making.

Adopting a SaaS-based approach to application scanning throughout the SDLC allows security teams to continuously assess risk during the production process, rather than just at a handful of milestones.

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