The evolution of AppSec: 4 key changes required for a new era

This piece outlines how AppSec must modernize to confront software supply chain risks, recommending comprehensive SBOM transparency beyond open source, orchestration of legacy and modern tools, prioritized automation across CI/CD, and a pre-release final exam (e.g., binary analysis) to detect malware, tampering, and secrets exposure; it references recent large-scale compromises (e.g., SolarWinds, MOVEit) and trends like package-ecosystem typosquatting and improved obfuscation, aligning with Secure by Design guidance from CISA and analyst recommendations.