Aspect's Catalyst Program

Application security is no longer a choice. Between increasing attacks and regulatory pressures, organizations must demonstrate their capability to secure their applications. Given the staggering number of applications and lines of code already in production, many organizations are struggling to identify a cost-effective approach to gaining this assurance.

While there are no shortcuts, Aspect has created a free and open program called Catalyst that any organization can use to gain insight and improve security across their application portfolio. Every organization is different, and we have unparalleled experience tailoring a positive application security program for a wide range of organizations.

The Catalyst program will help you establish a foundation, integrate security into implementation, and create an effective security verification function. In addition, Catalyst provides unparalleled insight for management, enabling informed decision making about application security risk, assurance, and spending. Typically, our programs show a positive return on investment in about a year. These savings come from reducing software development time and eliminating the cost of remediating vulnerabilities.

Getting started on application security is easy. Typically, the first step is to help you justify the program to senior management with real data about your existing capability. Then we'll craft a roadmap that builds that capability while demonstrating the value with concrete metrics.