{"id":5005,"date":"2014-12-02T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=5005"},"modified":"2014-11-01T10:41:56","modified_gmt":"2014-11-01T18:41:56","slug":"security-securing-application-run-time-engines-to-thwart-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/security-securing-application-run-time-engines-to-thwart-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Security: Securing Application Run Time Engines to Thwart Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today enterprise security \u00a0is heavily focused on protecting data by preventing intrusion. \u00a0A Gartner “Maverick Research”<\/a> report finds that 23 times the effort and resources are being spent on perimeter security compared to what’s being spent on application security.<\/p>\n

Joseph Feiman<\/a>, Gartner analyst and author of the report, told Forbes<\/a> that “considering the ineffectiveness of perimeter protection in stopping attacks, this ratio cries for a fundamental change… \u00a0Modern security fails to test and protect all apps. Therefore, apps must be capable of security self-testing, self-diagnostics and self-protection. It should be a CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)\u00a0top priority.”<\/p>\n

Part of the reason for focusing on perimeter security as opposed to looking at app security is that it’s easier. \u00a0Brad Murdoch<\/a>, business development manager at Prevoty, cites four reasons<\/a> why security applications in the enterprise is hard:<\/p>\n