Applications are a double-edged sword for businesses. On one hand, they are a modern necessity to drive business success. However, on the other, they come with a host of security problems that need special attention. Joining https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-tarzey/ (Bob Tarzey) to outline the considerations specific to application security is https://www.linkedin.com/in/planetlevel/ (Jeff Williams), Co-Founder and CTO at https://www.contrastsecurity.com/ (Contrast Security). In particular, Jeff details the threat posed by the fact that we simply aren’t very good at writing vulnerability-free software, and why this is the case. As well as this, they discuss the role of DevOps, and specifically, DevSecOps, in software development. Finally, Jeff delves into self-protecting software and how it works.