Radware has released its 2019 State of Web Application Security Report. Radware found that while organisations shift their applications to microservices environments, the responsibility for securing these environments shifts as well.
The rapid expansion of the Development Security Operations (DevSecOps) role has changed how companies address their security posture with approximately 70% of survey respondents stating that the CISO was not the top influencer in deciding on security software policy, tools and or implementation. This shift has likely exposed companies to a broader range of security risks and gaps in protection.
In fact, 90% of respondents reported data breaches within the past 12 months, and 53% of respondents believe that cloud data or application data exposures resulted from misunderstandings of security responsibility with their cloud provider.
David Monahan, former Managing Research Director, Security and Risk Management for EMA said, “The current movement to containers and microservices is fundamentally different in its offer for ease of deployment, creating the ability for continuous integrations and continuous development (CICD) and improved application performance. Simultaneously, it brings some intrinsic risks.”
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