Data is the new oil and there is a tremendous marketplace for personal data and that has become the root cause of cybercriminals exploiting vulnerabilities. Historical data, a view of current trends, and future predictions give organizations and governments a view to focus on specific regions and threats targeting specific assets for attacks.
Sensitive data in a general sense is considered as customer or personnel information. This can be financial or health information. Data in the context of this book refers to application security vulnerability information found through security scans and tests of application code. Vulnerability information must be treated as any other critical organizational data.
This book presents an in-depth strategy for managing application security vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of protecting critical application data from potential attacks. With the rise in data breaches caused by various threat actors, including nation-states and organized crime, organizations must focus on understanding their attack surface and managing vulnerabilities effectively to safeguard sensitive customer information.