AppSec Game-Changer #2: Business Process Impact View

One of the challenges that haunt AppSec teams is the lack of business context in application testing and vulnerability management. Looking at individual vulnerabilities, packages, and code repos in isolation makes it difficult to understand their business impact and to action the appropriate steps for remediation with application owners and developers. For example, knowing that you have “a critical Javascript vulnerability in jsonwebtoken@8.5.1” is not as useful as knowing that you have a critical vulnerability in your e-commerce authentication flow, and the potential disruption this presents to your business.

It is with that in mind that we’re excited to introduce a new innovation from Backslash - our Business Process Impact view, which enables AppSec teams to see vulnerabilities in the context of their business processes, quickly understand which part of the application is impacted, how it’s impacted, and how it should be prioritized in the context of business priorities.

Leveraging LLMs for code analysis and context

2024 marked a pivotal year for AI in the realm of software development. Billions of dollars have been invested in large language models (LLMs) specializing in code — not just writing it, but also explaining and analyzing it. These advancements represent a seismic shift for the security community. As defenders, we must seize this moment to harness the power of AI for proactive security.

Imagine an LLM that doesn’t just prioritize vulnerabilities but understands and contextualizes them to your business’s unique application logic and processes. Paired with deep AppSec expertise, it can turn complex, disjointed code analyses into actionable insights tied directly to business impact.

Introducing the Business Process Impact view

Business Process Impact is a recently added game-changing capability that builds on our App Graph technology and groundbreaking Triggerability™ Analysis. By combining deep code analysis, triggerable vulnerability detection, and advanced LLM-driven classification, it maps vulnerabilities to the specific business processes they impact. It doesn’t just prioritize vulnerabilities — it shows you how they affect your application workflows, empowering your team to address issues in the processes that matter most. 

Why contextual AppSec is the future (but is available now)

Business process impact context marks a pivotal change in application security (AppSec). It shifts the focus from sorting through vulnerabilities by generic scoring systems and various filters, to understanding which issues truly matter in the business context. By prioritizing security based on application business impact, contextual AppSec enables organizations to:

• Focus on high-impact vulnerabilities: Address issues that pose the greatest risk to business operations, reputation, or revenue.
• Foster collaboration: Align development, security, and business teams through shared context and priorities. It is easier to justify urgency to your engineering teams when the business context is clear.
• Build resilience: Create a security strategy that supports long-term business goals and proactively mitigates risks.

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‍Backslash’s unique App Graph technology, coupled with AI-driven application context insight, allows us to change the way vulnerabilities are assessed, providing a new and much needed perspective.If, like many security professionals, you feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of vulnerabilities, and the difficulty in understanding their true impact and risk – this is where we can make a difference.Ready to see that difference for yourself? Check out our platform and experience the future of application security today. Request a Demo Today!