NEARLY HALF OF DEVELOPMENT TEAMS NOW “OWN” APPLICATION SECURITY, CHECKMARX GLOBAL SURVEY FINDS

PARAMUS, N.J., May 14 (Bernama) -- Checkmarx, the industry leader in cloud-native application security for the enterprise, has published its annual research report, “A CISO’s Guide to Steering AppSec in the Age of DevSecOps.” Based on a survey of 200 chief information security officers (CISOs) from across diverse industries and regions, the global study uncovered key factors driving the trend for closer collaboration between development and security teams. One key finding is that 49% of CISOs say buyers now factor application security (AppSec) into purchasing decisions. In fact, in nearly half of software-based product companies, security oversight has moved outside the CISO’s office entirely.

As application complexity and scale grow — driven by AI, microservices and hybrid application architectures — engineering teams are increasingly accountable for ensuring secure, scalable delivery. With faster release cycles and expanding code bases, AppSec decisions and budgets are shifting toward development teams to embed security earlier and more efficiently in the development process.