Navigating the Intersection of Security Testing and Secured App Testing

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, ensuring the security of applications has become paramount. However, the traditional manual approaches to security testing and functional testing of apps once they have been secured is time-consuming, error-prone, and often fails to keep pace with emerging threats. This session will explore the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of automating security testing and testing secured applications. Karen will delve into a real-world case study where her team faced the daunting task of securing a complex application. By using multiple tools, they automated the process of finding security issues, fixing those issues and finally functionally testing the app. This enabled them to develop a comprehensive automation strategy that improved efficiency and enhanced the overall security posture of the application. Attendees will gain insights into the following: the critical importance of a holistic approach to security testing, understanding the interplay between automating security testing and testing secured apps is essential for achieving optimal results; practical strategies for automating security testing, discovering effective techniques and tools to streamline your security testing processes; and automating builds of secure apps, learning about strategies and tools to build secure apps based on the types of security issues identified.