SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteHat Security, the only application security provider that combines the best of technology and human intelligence, continues its advocacy for secure application development by announcing today that it has joined the FS-ISAC Affiliate Program. FS-ISAC, or the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, is the global financial industry's go-to resource for cyber and physical threat intelligence analysis and sharing. FS-ISAC Affiliates are long term strategic partners that support its mission to help protect the financial services industry.
"FS-ISAC Affiliates are an important part of the cybersecurity ecosystem. WhiteHat Security helps support the mission of the FS-ISAC with their contribution of high level educational content and knowledge of the cybersecurity issues that face our industry daily," commented Andrew Hoerner, VP, FS-ISAC.
According to the 2016 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report, 82% of breaches suffered by financial services organizations were due to web application attacks. Therefore, it is critical for the financial sector in particular to have effective assessment, detection, and mitigation processes and systems in place to prevent cyber criminals from exploiting vulnerabilities.
WhiteHat Security secures applications throughout their entire lifecycle. Through its flagship product, the WhiteHat Sentinel™ software-as-a-service (SaaS) application security platform, customers can quickly deploy a scalable application security program across the entire software development life cycle. WhiteHat's static and dynamic application security testing capabilities scan for application and code vulnerabilities, which are manually vetted by the security experts in WhiteHat's Threat Research Center.
"FS-ISAC is a vital resource to the financial services industry, helping its participants share and stay ahead of cyber threats around the globe. WhiteHat is becoming an Affiliate partner because we are fully commited to this sector and to helping FS-ISAC members continue to lead all industries in terms of threat sharing and cyber security best practices," said Mike Goldgof, VP of Marketing, WhiteHat Security. "We look forward to sharing our application security testing expertise with the FS-ISAC community to help software developers reduce vulnerabilities and close the gap of threat exposure."
Come see WhiteHat Security in booth #76 at the 2016 FS-ISAC Fall Summit, in Nashville, Tennessee, October 23-26. Mike Goldgof will be delivering the talk, "Hack Yourself First: A Risk Based Approach to Application Security", on October 26 at 12:50pm.
About WhiteHat Security
WhiteHat Security has been in the business of securing web applications for 15 years. Combining advanced technology with the expertise of its global Threat Research Center (TRC) team, WhiteHat delivers application security solutions that reduce risk, reduce cost and accelerate the deployment of secure applications and web sites. The company's flagship product, WhiteHat Sentinel, is a software-as-a-service platform providing dynamic application security testing (DAST), static application security testing (SAST), and mobile application security assessments. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with regional offices across the U.S. and Europe. For more information on WhiteHat Security, please visit www.whitehatsec.com, and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
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