HP brings application security suites for enterprises

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Technology major HP announced a new suite of products for automating and managing application security in enterprises, including an integrated application security testing solution that scales to identify vulnerabilities in several applications.

The first is HP Fortify Software Security Center suite, which enables customers to automate Software Security Assurance programme and eliminate vulnerabilities in applications.

It features Static Application Security Testing (SAST) solution, formerly known as HP Fortify 360 suite, and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) solution, formerly known as HP Application Security Center.

It also comes with an application security testing capability called CloudScan, WebInspect Real-Time, and Fortify on Demand, a security-as-a-service solution.

“Enterprises need to secure a wide range of applications from many sources across multiple platforms and environments, and no amount of perimeter security or outside auditing can protect applications from advanced application-layer vulnerabilities,” said John True, COO, Fortify, an HP Company. “HP Fortify Software Security Center is the ‘one-stop shop’ for everything a client needs for rapid application testing and creating a secure development culture.”

The second product announced is Fortify Software Security Center suite, which provides capabilities to manage Software Security Assurance programme. Capabilities such as:

Security testing.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) with HP Fortify Static Code Analyzer (SCA);

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) with HP WebInspect; and

Real-time integration of static and dynamic application security testing techniques known as real-time hybrid analysis.

Secure development life cycle automates management, tracking, remediation and governance of enterprise software risk.