The Ultimate Guide to Application Security
A curated Kiwi edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Application Security.
What to know about Application Security
Application Security focuses on protecting software applications from vulnerabilities and cyber threats throughout their development and operational life cycles. This critical field addresses challenges such as runtime protection, secure coding practices, DevSecOps integration, API security, cloud-native environments, and mitigating attacks like DDoS, supply chain risks, and malicious bot traffic.
Exploring the latest stories in Application Security reveals how advancements like AI and automation are enhancing threat detection, vulnerability management, and developer workflows, while highlighting ongoing risks found in mobile apps, open source components, and cloud deployments. Readers can gain insights into best practices, emerging technologies, and strategies to safeguard applications against evolving cyber threats.
Whether you’re a developer, security professional, or business leader, staying informed about Application Security developments helps in building resilient software, maintaining compliance, and protecting user data in an increasingly complex digital landscape.
Kiwi Application Security News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Wellington startup launches Metaport for agency risk
Wellington startup Dcentrica has unveiled Metaport, a platform giving digital agencies real-time visibility of security and maintenance risk.
Capture The Bug adds US tech leaders for North American push
Hamilton-born Capture The Bug taps top US tech leaders to drive North American growth as demand rises for continuous security testing.
'Be very, very suspicious': Neighbourly breach makes users vulnerable - expert
Neighbourly breach puts up to a million users at risk as stolen GPS data and messages hit dark web, experts urge extreme vigilance online.
Rapid7 partners with Duo for strategic distribution in New Zealand
New Zealand's cybersecurity expenditure could boost as Rapid7 appoints Duo, a branch of Sektor, for strategic distribution.
Top cybersecurity achievements celebrated at 2023 iSANZ Awards
New Zealand's cybersecurity heroes, including KPMG's Philip Whitmore and BNZ teams, were honoured at the 2023 iSANZ Awards for advancing digital resilience nationwide.
Radware and Spark NZ enter cybersecurity partnership
Radware and Spark NZ have signed a partnership agreement to offer application and network security services in New Zealand.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Application Security
Salt Code enforces security policies in AI coding tools
Software Improvement Group named Gartner leader on debt
Cycode launches agentic development lifecycle security
Cognizant launches Secure AI Services for enterprises
Check Point wins Frost & Sullivan recognition for WAF
Featured News
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Check Point Technologies: On vigilance, Mythos and beyond
AI-driven vulnerability scanning is forcing firms to rethink complacency as Check Point says existing defences still help against Mythos.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Certes says be ready to protect data before Q Day hits
Only 3% of Australian businesses have started preparing for post-quantum cryptography, leaving sensitive data exposed to harvest-now, decrypt-later attacks.
Upwind Expands to Sydney: Real Time Cloud Security for APJ
The Sydney move follows a USD $250 million funding round as the cloud security firm bets on real-time protection for fast-growing AI workloads.
AI agents multiply risk, says DigiCert chief product officer
Many firms cannot see where their AI agents are, leaving identity, policy and supply-chain risks to grow as deployments scale.
Google Cloud CEO sets out enterprise AI agent plan
Enterprises will get one place to build, govern and run AI agents, as Google Cloud expands Gemini Enterprise across models, data and security.
'Human Risk' takes centre stage - Mimecast CEO
Mimecast chief warns human risk is now cybersecurity's 'eighth layer' as malicious insiders overtake negligence in Australian attacks.
UiPath Accelerates AI in Software Development and Testing
UiPath is pushing AI deeper into software testing, promising autonomous agents that transform quality assurance and developers' roles.
Expert Columns
Why organisations in Asia Pacific are rethinking their AI deployment strategies
The evolving role of the CSO: From technical guardian to business strategist
From 398 to 200 Days: Understanding the TLS Certificate Lifespan Reduction
Secure by default: Moving beyond secure by design
Why the next endpoint and SASE disruption will not come from a security vendor
The security challenges in AI-assisted software development
Hybrid mesh security emerges to counter AI cyber risks
How AI-powered log management unlocks observability
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
Agentic AI double agents expose dangerous security gaps
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Application Security News
Snyk expands reach across NZ market with new structure and leadership roles
Snyk is expanding its reach across the NZ market, aiming to further cement its place in the developer-focused security space.
Auldhouse significantly expands cybersecurity training offerings
Auldhouse set to become one of New Zealand's leading cybersecurity training providers, gaining official rights to the world's top cybersecurity certifications.
NZ financial firms bolster secure software development with Checkmarx
Two major financial institutions in New Zealand have refreshed their application security measures with the help of security specialist Checkmarx.
Chillisoft to distribute Imperva security solutions
Chillisoft adds Imperva to its cybersecurity portfolio, offering enterprise data security, web application, BOT protection, and CDN solutions.
The three-pronged security approach to multi-cloud environments
As enterprises adopt multi-cloud strategies, vArmour simplifies security with a three-pronged approach: auto-discovery, policy computation, and enforcement.
Hugging Face Transformers flaw enabled remote code
Millions of downloads were exposed to silent code execution as a flaw in Hugging Face Transformers let malicious models run on load.
Datadog launches 100 AI tools for operations & security
The rollout aims to help customers tame rising AI-driven complexity as Datadog adds autonomous monitoring, security and agent oversight tools.
CSC adds .brand domain security to CrowdStrike Marketplace
Customers can now access advice on branded web domains as phishing and impersonation risks push more firms to tighten online controls.
Wallarm launches flat-rate AWS infrastructure discovery
Cloud security teams can now map AWS estates without metered costs rising as visibility improves, easing budget pressure on larger organisations.
Synack expands CREST pathways with two new certifications
Security buyers get a stronger benchmark as CREST-certified testers gain faster access to Synack's vetted red team for client engagements.
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Broadcom expands Spring security with faster patches
Java developers using Spring will get faster fixes as Broadcom backs day-zero patch access and more secure dependency builds for paying customers.
BeyondTrust joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing push
The partnership could help uncover critical flaws faster as AI-driven attacks and machine identities raise the stakes for infrastructure security.
Anthropic expands Project Glasswing to 150 organisations
The wider rollout targets critical infrastructure and software maintainers after early users found more than 10,000 serious flaws.
Offroad lands USD $7 million to tackle identity risk
Security teams may gain relief from manual identity investigations as Offroad targets risks from human, machine and AI access with USD $7 million.
SecureIQLab publishes APAC cloud WAAP validation reports
Independent tests are giving APAC buyers a clearer basis to compare cloud WAAP products as web and API attacks intensify.
TrendAI joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing for security
The partnership could speed up flaw detection and patching for critical software used by businesses and public sector organisations across the region.
Insight launches managed defence for AI-driven flaws
Mid-sized firms facing faster exploits can now outsource patching, exposure scanning and threat monitoring under one contract.
Sonatype flags 176 npm packages in dependency attack
Developers using npm could have secrets exposed as 176 malicious packages were set up to hijack dependency resolution and run postinstall malware.
OpenClaw adds NVIDIA SkillSpector to ClawHub checks
The registry is tightening checks after malicious uploads exposed a gap between declared skill purpose and actual behaviour.
New Relic touts Microsoft partnership as bookings rise
Marketplace bookings through Microsoft rose by double digits as New Relic deepened integrations aimed at helping customers manage AI-era software risk.