# Application security priorities and the shift-left approach

DevFeed: [Application security priorities and the shift-left approach](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/mmmm-pandemic-puppies-36893.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/mmmm-pandemic-puppies/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2021-03-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [application-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/application-security.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [shift-left](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shift-left.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>)

## AI overview

The article highlights survey trends showing that improving application security was the most common tactical priority among security professionals, while building security into development also ranked among the top priorities.

## Source excerpt

Mmmm, Pandemic Puppies This is a really encouraging set of trends that Sandy Carielli reports on: My latest report, "The State Of Application Security, 2021," draws heavily from that security survey mentioned above, and by far the most encouraging piece of data I share in the report is about how security pros are prioritizing application security.