Security Testing

Providing actionable value for today’s tight budgets is the key

According to Forrester, 2011 will be a key inflection point for the IT security Market. Today with more and more IT firms particularly the large IT firms weaving security more tightly into their IT portfolios and with network service providers and cloud providers embedding security into their services the IT Security market is fast approaching its tipping point. Reflecting this increasing business relevance, security has grown as an IT priority over the past four years. The number of organizations that view security as a high or critical priority is now at its highest level in recent years.

Forrester recently surveyed IT security decision-makers at North American and European small businesses and enterprises to gauge the current state and identify the key trends and future direction of the IT security market. The data shows that IT security remains a hotbed of activity and growth as firms grapple with a more menacing, capable threat landscape, respond to a growing body of regulation and third-party requirements, and adapt to an unprecedented level of IT upheaval.

In this context it is only logical to assert that more and more companies would consider implementing end-to-end application security test programs.  Companies would also look at adopting cutting-edge application security capabilities, more so by leveraging external expertise to the maximum possible extent. In 2011 it is not enough if security testing service providers provide for only what is expected. Application security offerings need to bring actionable value for today’s tight budget by contributing to compliance requirements and more than anything else solving customer’s pain points than promising lofty goals.