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Contrast's application security blog provides the latest trends and tips in DevSecOps through instrumentation and security observability.

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    October 2019 AppSec Intelligence Report

    This report summarizes Contrast Labs' analysis of real world application attack and vulnerability data from October..

    Let’s Talk About Sec — Making Impactful Security Updates to the Board of Directors

    In 2019, for many businesses, experiencing a security breach is not a matter of if, but of when.

    3 Steps to Manage Vulnerabilities. Lessons from Surviving a Zombie Infestation.

    Whether you’re scoping out your strategic survival plan in the event of a potential Zombie Apocalypse or drafting up..

    % of applications affected by OWASP TOP 10

    Two Years After the Release of the 2017 OWASP Top Ten, Limited Improvements Shown

    Contrast Labs finds that 71% of applications have at least one OWASP Top Ten vulnerability when onboarded to Contrast..

    Elite Performers CHoose Simpler Tools

    Elite Performers Choose Simpler Tools

    I was fascinated to read this year’s Accelerate State of DevOps Report 2019 which now represents six years of research..

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    September 2019 APPSEC INTELLIGENCE REPORT

    This report summarizes Contrast Labs' analysis of real world application attack and vulnerability data from September..

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    Pulling Back the Curtain On: Zip File Overwrites

    Zip file overwrites are a cool but rare vulnerability that can occur on apps that work with user-supplied zip files...

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    August 2019 AppSec Intelligence Report

    This report summarizes Contrast Labs' analysis of real world application attack and vulnerability data from August..

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    Pulling Back the Curtain on RASP

    If you set out to build a new WAF today (which, believe it or not, people are still doing), everyone would have some..