# Going beyond "shift left" to extend AppSec in all directions

DevFeed: [Going beyond "shift left" to extend AppSec in all directions](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/going-beyond-shift-left-to-extend-appsec-in-all-directions-7913.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/extend-appsec/>)

Author: Ben Desjardins

Published: 2024-07-09T05:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [sdlc](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdlc.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

Tags: [application-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/application-security.md>), [awareness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/awareness.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [executive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/executive.md>), [interest](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interest.md>), [megawatt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/megawatt.md>), [rsa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rsa.md>), [sdlc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdlc.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [shift-left](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shift-left.md>), [snyk-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/snyk-platform.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that application security should move beyond a visibility-only or narrowly "shift left" approach. It advocates extending proactive security across the software development life cycle, with stronger prioritization, remediation, visibility, and context for applications and assets. The article introduces a multi-directional application security model, though the supplied text ends during its discussion of the model's first direction.

## Source excerpt

Read thoughts from our Vice President of Product Marketing after his time at RSA Conference 2024, including his thoughts on proactive security.