Application and Cybersecurity

Digital transformation is a priority for businesses globally, driving a quest for innovation, automation, and acceleration. The traditional software development approach, with its lengthy timelines and demand for extensive technical expertise, is being fundamentally reevaluated. The catalyst? The revolutionary rise of low-code and no-code (LCNC) development platforms.

Software is the bedrock of the world’s digital existence. It also underlies many of the systems and processes that we rely on daily. Software is everywhere—on our desks, in our vehicles, in communication networks, in commerce, in logistics, and in our homes. With software everywhere, malicious actors have an expanded attack surface to target.

Security Innovation’s quarterly update to the CMD+CTRL training catalog is aimed at providing our customers with the most up-to-date training, focused on current technology and threat trends to help prevent vulnerabilities and protect data across multiple development languages and platforms. This latest release is focused on providing education and training for technology and management teams using both traditional and modern application development methods.

Contrary to what many people imagine, the figure in a dark hoodie sitting in front of a glowing computer screen is not the face of a career in cybersecurity. In an overwhelmingly digital world, cyber adversaries can target a vast attack surface. Threats are pervasive. Every point across an organization’s attack surface must be protected. There are thousands of pieces that must successfully work together to do that—which takes people with varied expertise.

The OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS) version 2.1.0 was released in January 2024, containing new, updated, merged, and re-prioritized threat categories. The changes better reflect the current cyber threat landscape, giving mobile developers a stronger advantage in securing apps across platforms.