Why modern AppSec is key to ASPM

This article argues that traditional ASPM platforms, which rely on classic AppSec testing and code scanning, are insufficient to detect modern software supply chain threats such as malware-injected binaries and backdoors. It recommends integrating binary analysis and reproducible builds to validate provenance, expose hidden payloads, and ensure build integrity, while positioning ASPM as a correlation and prioritization layer that ingests signals like SBOMs and binary analysis results. Expert perspectives emphasize that attackers increasingly compromise development pipelines and that remediation should prioritize malware removal over general vulnerabilities.