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APPLICATION
SECURITY
POSTURE
MANAGEMENT
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Jamie Gale - May 10, 2024
ASPM (Application security

posture management) use cases
As organizations build, deliver, and maintain complex
software applications, the need for a comprehensive
and proactive approach to application security has
become increasingly important. Against this backdrop,
application security posture management (ASPM) has
emerged as a critical practice.
What is ASPM?
ASPM Intro
is the practice of making applications secure
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and resilient to significantly reduce business risk. The

goal of ASPM is to maintain a continuous and
comprehensive risk posture of an application
architecture running in production, including all its
services, libraries, APIs, dependencies, attack
surfaces, and sensitive data flows.
As cyber threats become more sophisticated,

applications often serve as attractive targets for
attackers seeking to exploit vulnerabilities and gain
unauthorized access to sensitive data. ASPM
empowers organizations to safeguard against these
risks by enabling teams to rapidly identify and prioritize
the top business-critical risks that exist in applications
at any point in time. By implementing a robust ASPM
solution, organizations can detect and remediate
security issues early in the development process. This
not only helps protect valuable data but enhances the
overall trustworthiness of applications.
In short, ASPM should answer questions like:
 What applications do we have, and where are

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they located?
 What are the top business-critical risks in
production right now?
 How many microservices and APIs could be
exploited in production?
 What sensitive data is exposed by applications in
production?
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There are many real-world scenarios where ASPM

plays a crucial role in helping organizations fortify their
application security. Let’s explore the primary use
cases.
Application inventory and visibility
Configuration management databases (CMDBs) are

an important way for IT teams, operations teams, and
more to track the components of a given infrastructure,
network, system, etc. For modern microservice-based
applications that change frequently, it is much more
difficult to maintain such an inventory. ASPM provides
a software bill of materials (SBOM) that itemizes every
microservice along with relevant information about
which business applications it is linked to, which
person or team owns it, and where it is deployed. This
accurate and up-to-date inventory is the foundation for
understanding and effectively protecting applications at
scale.
In addition
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to delivering a comprehensive SBOM, an
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ASPM enhances application visibility, serving as the

linchpin for robust and scalable application
management. This real-time insight not only aids
developers, architects, and IT operations teams in
eliminating dependence on outdated documents and
diagrams but also makes it easy to understand what’s
in the applications. This dynamic visibility is also critical
for application architects to gain a clear and accurate
view of the application’s structure. Likewise, the in-
depth visibility empowers teams to efficiently conduct
security reviews and execute threat modeling
exercises.
Vulnerability triage and prioritization
As applications grow in complexity and change

frequently, a constant commitment to robust
application security measures becomes imperative to
thwart potential threats and safeguard against data
breaches. Employing ASPM solutions enables
organizations to systematically identify, prioritize, and
mitigate the highest-risk vulnerabilities.
ASPM Intro
helps organizations identify the top risks by
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ingesting security findings from other application and

cloud security tools and calculating the potential impact
of a risk based on its severity, exploitability, and
criticality. With a clearly defined list of priorities,
security teams can work efficiently with developers to
fix the top application security issues, enabling a
robust defense against cyber threats.
API security
APIs are the building blocks of modern software, but

many organizations don’t know what they’re dealing
with when it comes to the APIs they create and
consume. It’s important to understand what functions
APIs are performing and their underlying protocols,
map the direction of communication (upstream or
downstream), and identify any encryption,
authorization, or misconfigurations that could lead to
an attack or compromise.
ASPM tools help eliminate this security blind spot by

identifying all APIs, detailing where they reside, and
providing
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visibility
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into all downstream dependencies
and attack surfaces.
Application misconfiguration management
An application misconfiguration occurs when an

application or the environment in which it is deployed is
configured in a way that allows illegitimate access or
creates vulnerabilities. As a result, these
misconfigurations can leave systems and data
vulnerable to cyberattacks or accidental
exposure. ASPM solutions detect application
misconfigurations in code and ensure that applications
are deployed securely in production.
ASPM tools are invaluable for helping organizations

enforce application security controls at scale with
automated rules and policies. This approach
streamlines manual processes like security checklists
and reviews.
Application data privacy and protection
Microservice-based
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applications have more databases
than monolithic applications. Often, organizations don’t
have visibility into which databases contain sensitive
data and how data flows through their applications,
which introduces compliance risk with data privacy
regulations like the GDPR and CCPA.
ASPM plays a crucial role in safeguarding application

data privacy by pinpointing databases housing
personally identifiable information (PII), protected
health information (PHI), payment information, or other
critical information. By assessing vulnerabilities and
threats in proximity to sensitive data, an ASPM solution
enhances application data privacy. Additionally, ASPM
solutions help organizations maintain compliance with
the GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA by applying
standardized policies to ensure adherence and provide
support for compliance audits.
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Application resilience
Detecting, prioritizing, and fixing architectural changes

with efficiency and precision is essential for any
business. If application components or dependencies
change and introduce a mission-critical application
crash, it can result in unplanned downtime. In addition
to inconveniencing customers, the downtime can be
costly. ASPM helps organizations mitigate these risks
by providing essential insight into application
architecture.
ASPM Intro
provides
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detailed, up-to-date architectural maps
of applications with granular visibility of all services,
APIs, libraries, dependencies, and data flows. With this
knowledge, teams can understand application
dependencies and rapidly perform impact analyses of
outages relating to cloud regions or application
services. Equally significant, enterprise architects can
more effectively design, build, and maintain secure,
scalable, and flexible application architectures.
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AUTHOR
Jamie Gale is a product marketing manager with expertise in cloud and application security. Prior to joining
CrowdStrike through acquisition of Bionic, she led technical content and executive communications efforts
for several startups and large international organizations. Jamie lives in Washington, D.C. and is a graduate
of the University of Mary Washington.
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Cybersecurity 101 › Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) Use

ASPM (Application security

and resilient to significantly reduce business risk. The

As cyber threats become more sophisticated,

In short, ASPM should answer questions like:

 What applications do we have, and where are

2024 STATE OF APPLICATION

There are many real-world scenarios where ASPM

Application inventory and visibility

Configuration management databases (CMDBs) are

ASPM enhances application visibility, serving as the

Vulnerability triage and prioritization

As applications grow in complexity and change

ingesting security findings from other application and

APIs are the building blocks of modern software, but

ASPM tools help eliminate this security blind spot by

Application misconfiguration management

An application misconfiguration occurs when an

ASPM tools are invaluable for helping organizations

Application data privacy and protection

ASPM plays a crucial role in safeguarding application

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Detecting, prioritizing, and fixing architectural changes

GET TO KNOW THE

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