Smarter Development: How Government Can Better Secure Applications and Test Data

As government moves increasingly to the cloud, agencies are racing to meet accelerated demand for new applications and modernize existing capabilities. As a result, application components, source code and even access methods have changed significantly in order to function within a modern cloud architecture. That makes protecting application data, especially Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and health data, even more critical. In this evolving environment, data security has to be a priority.

Emerging applications can come too quickly for agencies to apply adequate protections. The pace of development, coupled with labor-intensive security checks, increase the possibility that something is going to slip through the cracks.