Only a quarter of appsec metrics are tied to brand reputation or regulatory exposure.
Half of CISOs now factor application security into purchasing decisions.
According to research from Checkmarx, nearly half of software-based product companies, security oversight has moved outside the CISO’s office entirely.
While 62 percent of CISOs report AppSec metrics to their board, most focus solely on vulnerability counts, with only 25 percent tying those risks to business outcomes like brand reputation or regulatory exposure.
“We’re witnessing a pivotal change: AppSec is now a competitive differentiator, a budget priority and a boardroom issue,” said Checkmarx chief product officer Jonathan Rende. “As development teams take greater ownership, CISOs must focus on governance, strategy and collaboration to keep security outcomes on track.”
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
