Application Security Treadmill: Continuous Deployment Undermines Traditional Find‑and‑Fix Model
What Happened — A ZDNet analysis highlights how AI‑assisted development, continuous deployment pipelines, and growing vulnerability backlogs are rendering classic “find‑and‑fix” application security approaches ineffective.
Why It Matters for TPRM —
- Third‑party software providers that rely on reactive patching may expose your organization to unmitigated risk.
- Continuous‑delivery models can introduce new, untested dependencies faster than traditional scanning can keep up.
- Vendors lacking modern, code‑centric security controls increase supply‑chain attack surface.
Who Is Affected — Enterprises that depend on SaaS, cloud‑native applications, and any third‑party software development partners.
Recommended Actions —
- Assess vendor security programs for adoption of shift‑left, DevSecOps, and runtime protection strategies.
- Require evidence of automated code‑analysis, dependency‑tracking, and AI‑driven vulnerability prioritization.
- Incorporate security‑as‑code metrics into vendor risk scorecards and contract SLAs.
Technical Notes — The article does not cite specific CVEs; it focuses on systemic issues: reliance on post‑release scanning, manual triage queues, and “defend‑and‑defer” compensating controls that fail to address root‑cause code flaws. Source: ZDNet – The patching treadmill: Why traditional application security is no longer enough