Security News > 2023 > December > Security automation gains traction, prompting a “shift everywhere” philosophy

The use of automated security technology is growing rapidly, which in turn is propagating the "Shift everywhere" philosophy - performing security tests throughout the entire software development life cycle - across more organizations, according to Synopsys.

This year's findings revealed a clear trend of firms increasingly taking advantage of security automation to replace manual, subject matter expert-driven security activities to reduce cost and improve effectiveness.

Greater automation has enabled organizations to embrace the shift everywhere philosophy, with automated, event-driven security testing increasing by 200% over the last two years.

Shift everywhere is a philosophy about the security testing and sensors that generate information for all stakeholders in the company, it's not rooted in increasing the security spend or effort.

Accordingly, shift everywhere is not adding more security for security's sake, instead, it's ensuring that every security stakeholder can knowledgably make risk management decisions.

"Companies are seeing firsthand that eliminating human error with consolidated, integrated security tooling makes security programs more effective and affordable - a compelling combination. With cyberattacks on the rise and coming from every angle, automation is proving essential to defend against myriad threats that are targeting software, while enabling companies to do more with less in this uncertain economy."

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