Splunk AppDynamics with Cisco Secure Application reduces the risk of security exposure without compromising the delivery speed for an APM-managed application. Normally, the traditional vulnerability scanning occurs before the application is launched to production, and then continues on a monthly, or quarterly cadence. As soon as the application is deployed to production, new security gaps, and zero-day exploits make the application vulnerable despite pre-production testing. Cisco Secure Application enables continuous vulnerability assessment and protection by scanning code execution to prevent possible exploits.

Cisco Secure Application enables:

• The IT Operations team responsible for performance monitoring to gain real-time access to all security events.
• Application security (AppSec) developers and application developers to gain insights into violations of best practices and to collaborate on a solution without friction.
• AppSec and DevOps to add security into the existing automation, which benefits the DevSecOps environment.
• Businesses to operate at a faster pace with a lower risk profile due to constant run-time protection, real-time remediation, and security automation.

To monitor the application security, you must enable the security for the application using the Cisco Secure Application dashboard. Use the Security Events widget on the Splunk AppDynamics Application dashboard to navigate to the Cisco Secure Application dashboard. To view the Security Events widget within Splunk AppDynamics, enable your SaaS account with the subscription license for Secure Application. See License Entitlements and Restrictions.