# Asset-first application security: What is it and how can it help

DevFeed: [Asset-first application security: What is it and how can it help](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/asset-first-application-security-what-is-it-and-how-can-it-help-7830.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/asset-first-application-security/>)

Author: Daniel Berman

Published: 2023-11-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>)

Tags: [application-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/application-security.md>), [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [aspm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aspm.md>), [awareness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/awareness.md>), [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [devsecops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devsecops.md>), [megawatt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/megawatt.md>), [pmm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pmm.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [snyk-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/snyk-platform.md>), [supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains asset-first application security, an ASPM approach that maps assets, adds business context to security findings, and prioritizes controls according to organizational risk.

## Source excerpt

Asset-first application security aligns developers, security teams, and executives by measuring cyber risk holistically based on business context.