The Ultimate Guide to Application Security
A curated Asian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Application Security.
What to know about Application Security
Application Security focuses on protecting software applications from vulnerabilities and cyber threats throughout their development and operational life cycles. This critical field addresses challenges such as runtime protection, secure coding practices, DevSecOps integration, API security, cloud-native environments, and mitigating attacks like DDoS, supply chain risks, and malicious bot traffic.
Exploring the latest stories in Application Security reveals how advancements like AI and automation are enhancing threat detection, vulnerability management, and developer workflows, while highlighting ongoing risks found in mobile apps, open source components, and cloud deployments. Readers can gain insights into best practices, emerging technologies, and strategies to safeguard applications against evolving cyber threats.
Whether you’re a developer, security professional, or business leader, staying informed about Application Security developments helps in building resilient software, maintaining compliance, and protecting user data in an increasingly complex digital landscape.
Asian Application Security News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Lalamove beats NEV target three years early in China
Lalamove's 2025 sustainability report says new energy vehicle order fulfilment in China topped 60%, hitting its 2028 goal three years early.
Modulus Labs cuts incident response time by 40% with Datadog
Modulus Labs names Datadog as its reliability guardrail, cutting mean time to resolution by more than 40% and spotting payment failures faster.
Leading Agentic AI teams in Singapore: What technology leaders should know
Singapore tech leaders are being urged to tighten decision-making, flatten hierarchies and keep AI talent engaged as rapid innovation raises the stakes.
AI-first firms in Southeast Asia face rising cyber risk
AI-first firms in Southeast Asia suffer longer, costlier cyber incidents as rising AI use widens attack surfaces and fuels scraping costs.
AI uncovers 'SvelteSpill' flaw in Vercel SvelteKit apps
AI pentesting tool uncovers 'SvelteSpill' bug in default SvelteKit apps on Vercel, exposing cached private data before a platform fix.
NGINX config tampering enables stealth web traffic hijack
Attackers are hijacking live web sessions by stealthily tampering with NGINX configs, silently relaying traffic via rogue servers.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Application Security
Check Point wins Frost & Sullivan recognition for WAF
Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents
Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability
Legacy tech blocks AI projects across Asia Pacific
Survey finds organisations struggle to secure unstructured data
Featured News
Google Cloud CEO sets out enterprise AI agent plan
Google Cloud's Thomas Kurian unveils Gemini Enterprise as an open, secure workplace AI platform linking models, data, chips and security.
'Human Risk' takes centre stage - Mimecast CEO
Mimecast chief warns human risk is now cybersecurity's 'eighth layer' as malicious insiders overtake negligence in Australian attacks.
UiPath Accelerates AI in Software Development and Testing
UiPath is pushing AI deeper into software testing, promising autonomous agents that transform quality assurance and developers' roles.
Grafana: Turning data chaos into developer efficiency and CFO savings
Grafana leans on AI-powered observability and Adaptive Telemetry to sharpen developer insight while slashing cloud bills by up to 50%.
Expert Columns
Leading Agentic AI teams in Singapore: What technology leaders should know
The evolving role of the CSO: From technical guardian to business strategist
Secure by default: Moving beyond secure by design
Why the next endpoint and SASE disruption will not come from a security vendor
The security challenges in AI-assisted software development
Hybrid mesh security emerges to counter AI cyber risks
How AI-powered log management unlocks observability
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
Agentic AI double agents expose dangerous security gaps
Why auto update is the most underrated security feature on your firewall
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Application Security News
Group-IB adds CSPM to Unified Risk Platform for cloud
Group-IB has added cloud security posture management to its Unified Risk Platform, automating misconfiguration detection and compliance checks.
Check Point backs Google Cloud to close ASEAN 'Cloud Gap'
Check Point backs Google Cloud tools to close ASEAN's 'cloud gap', promising in-band, AI-driven security without slowing digital growth.
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Fastly names Rachel Ler VP to drive Asia expansion
Fastly appoints Rachel Ler as Area Vice President of Asia to spearhead edge cloud growth across ASEAN, Greater China and South Korea.
Sirisoft & Red Hat champion automation for AI-ready IT
Sirisoft and Red Hat urge Thai enterprises to treat automation as core AI-ready IT infrastructure, redefining ROI beyond simple cost cuts.
AI speeds coding but costs Singapore teams a day weekly
AI is speeding up coding for Singapore's software teams, but fragmented tools and poor workflows are costing them a day each week.
EPIC Cloud selects Radware for AI-powered application security
EPIC Cloud has partnered with Radware to provide AI-powered managed cloud application security services, enhancing protection for its enterprise customers in Taiwan.
Cyber experts urge SMEs to adopt risk tools amid rising threats
Cyber experts warn that most Philippine SMEs lack cyber risk assessments, urging them to adopt tools like Nozomi Networks amid rising threats and costly breaches.
Radware partners with CHT Security for AI-driven protection
Radware has partnered with CHT Security to enhance AI-powered application security in Taiwan, addressing rising cyber threats amidst escalating DDoS attacks.
TruVisor takes up Prisma Cloud distribution in Southeast Asia
To meet the rising cloud security needs amid the pandemic, Asia's leading tech distributor TruVisor partners with cybersecurity heavyweight Palo Alto Networks to distribute Prisma Cloud in Southeast Asia.
AI shapes cybersecurity trends in APAC: Rackspace Study
AI is increasingly vital for cybersecurity, a Rackspace and Microsoft study shows, revealing investment necessity.
AZ enters ASEAN distribution agreement with Synopsys
Singapore-based AZ Asia-Pacific partners with Synopsys, Inc. to offer application security testing solutions in ASEAN markets.
LIAPP extends into SEA, responds to demand for mobile security
LIAPP, the mobile app cybersecurity service by Lockin Company, plans to expand in Southeast Asia to enhance financial inclusion and combat cyber threats.
SolarWinds: Looking beyond DevOps to fix cybersecurity
The role of DevOps in security has seen increasing popularity due to its sound philosophy around productivity and adaptability.
Vega spots Weaver E-cology attacks within days of patch
Vega says attackers began exploiting a critical Weaver E-cology remote code execution flaw within five days of the vendor patch, with no lasting foothold.
Saiga phishing kit returns to bypass multifactor auth
Barracuda spots Saiga 2FA phishing kit revival as attackers use dynamic pages and cookie theft to sidestep multifactor authentication.
Kamiwaza launches AI platform for regulated sectors
Kamiwaza AI debuts version 1.0 platform for healthcare, banking and government users, promising governed access and hardened infrastructure.
Chainguard launches compliant EKS add-ons in AWS Marketplace
Chainguard brings compliant EKS add-ons to AWS Marketplace, giving regulated organisations FIPS 140-3 validated Kubernetes components with zero known CVEs.
Tenable finds GitHub workflow flaw in Microsoft repo
Tenable flags GitHub workflow flaw in Microsoft's Windows-driver-samples repo that could let attackers run code and reach secrets.
Cloudflare warns of AI code review prompt injection
Cloudflare says indirect prompt injection can fool AI code reviewers, with malicious scripts slipping past models when buried in large files and comment noise.
Qilin drives 43% rise in ransomware attacks
Qilin-linked ransomware attacks jumped 43% in March, NCC Group says, as AI-fuelled deception and software flaws widen the threat picture.