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#### [How to Avoid the AppSec Staffing Crisis](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/how-to-avoid-the-appsec-staffing-crisis)

[Brian Pavicic](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/author/brian-pavicic)

Routes to real progress and success exist beyond outdated and painful hiring practices. Evidence of ...

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#### [Modern AppSec Means Doing More with Less](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/modern-appsec-means-doing-more-with-less)

[Brian Pavicic](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/author/brian-pavicic)

Building software and constantly keeping it secure is a weighty task. The Wall Street Journal report...

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#### [How to Navigate the Maze of AppSec Tools Available](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/how-to-navigate-the-maze-of-appsec-tools-available)

[Evan Oslick](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/author/evan-oslick)

The number of tools for performing various application security tests is increasing at a very rapid ...

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#### [Don't Wade Into AppSec Waters Alone](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/dont-wade-into-appsec-waters-alone)

[True Positives](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/author/true-positives)

I enjoy fly fishing, but I’m not that good at it. It’s not my full-time sport, nor my day job, so wh...

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#### [The Secret to Safe Shortcuts in Application Security](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/the-secret-to-safe-shortcuts-in-application-security)

[Brian Pavicic](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/author/brian-pavicic)

Many of us in the development world rely on our code to be secure to ensure that our customers are s...

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#### [EPSS Automation API - A Better Vulnerability Mousetrap](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/epss-automation-api-a-better-vulnerability-mousetrap)

[True Positives](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/author/true-positives)

As I noted in April, 2020:

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[![cybersecurity professional surviving in modern appsec out in the woods](https://true-positives.com/hubfs/Modern-AppSec-Survival-Guide-5-Tips-for-Program-Success.webp)](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/modern-appsec-survival-guide-5-tips-for-program-success)

#### [Modern AppSec Survival Guide: 5 Tips for Program Success](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/modern-appsec-survival-guide-5-tips-for-program-success)

[Brian Pavicic](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/author/brian-pavicic)

There’s no easy path to success for a modern AppSec program. You’ll absolutely fail if you don’t com...

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#### [False Positives vs. False Negatives in Application Security](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/false-positives-vs-false-negatives-in-application-security)

[Evan Oslick](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/author/evan-oslick)

DAST vs. SAST: Is It Better to Know Too Much or Too Little? “In our new application security program...

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#### [Risk-based AppSec, But How?](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/risk-based-appsec-but-how)

[True Positives](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/author/true-positives)

Risk - everyone in AppSec or software security talks about it. Pundits advise that we base our decis...

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#### [AppSec Shared Security Model: It Really Is Everyone’s Responsibility](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/appsec-shared-security-model-it-really-is-everyones-responsibility)

[Brian Pavicic](https://true-positives.com/appsec-blog/author/brian-pavicic)

What AppSec Can Learn from Cloud Security In cloud computing, some of the responsibility for securit...

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