--- title: "LP – How Mature is Your Application Security Program?" date: "2025-05-12T12:40:12+00:00" url: "https://staging.checkmarx.com/how-mature-is-your-application-security-program/" description: "Evaluate the maturity of your application security with a CISO guide. Identify gaps, benchmark progress, and strengthen your AppSec strategy by aligning AppSec and development" --- # LP – How Mature is Your Application Security Program? ![background image](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Maturity_whitepaper_hero_bg_2x-scaled.webp) Whitepaper # How Mature is Your Application Security Program? The Framework for CISOS to Justify Investments and Unify Teams [Read Now](#register) ![Maturity_whitepaper_hero_image_2x](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Maturity_whitepaper_hero_image_2x.webp) ![Apple-White](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Apple-White.svg) ![04 Salesforce](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/04-Salesforce.svg) ![05 Siemens](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05-Siemens.svg) ![06 Walmart](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/06-Walmart.svg) ![Ford-White](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Ford-White.svg) ![08 CITI](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/08-CITI.svg) ![VISA-White](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/VISA-White.svg) ![Carlsberg](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Carlsberg.svg) ![10 Elevance Health](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/10-Elevance-Health.svg) ![12 Orange](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12-Orange.svg) ![13 Airbus Group](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/13-Airbus-Group.svg) ![14 Novartis](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/14-Novartis.svg) ![16 GE](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/16-GE.svg) ![17 Sainsbury's](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/17-Sainsburys.svg) ![18 PWC](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/18-PWC.svg) ![19 The weather company](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/19-The-weather-company.svg) ![20 CGI](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/20-CGI.svg) ![21 Adidas](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/21-Adidas.svg) ![22 SAP](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/22-SAP.svg) ### How can you ensure your AppSec program is not only effective but also aligned with business priorities? This is a critical issue, with 75% of CISOs reporting that the majority of their company’s revenue runs on applications. Of course, application risk isn’t a front of mind issue for many until it’s too late. But for CISOs, a mature AppSec program is critical to justify funding, gain developer buy-in, or measure effectiveness. In this guide, we provide a pragmatic, results-driven approach to AppSec maturity in three steps: - Benchmarking against industry peers and security frameworks. - Identifying critical gaps to justify security investments. - Driving real change by closing those gaps in agile, measurable steps. ### Maturity Starts Here ## Ready to Stay Ahead of Application Risk? Explore more insights, practical tools, and proven strategies to help you effectively manage application risk across your entire organization. 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They’ve elevated our security posture by consolidating our SAST, SCA, and API Security into a unified platform, Checkmarx One, enabling us to achieve vulnerability remediation, reduce noise, and benefit from strong support.” ![Matthew Hurewitz Checkmarx](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Matthew-Hurewitz-Checkmarx-150x150.webp)Matthew Hurewitz Director, Platforms and Application Security ![best buy cx logo](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/best-buy-cx-logo.svg) “Incorporating Checkmarx’s technology has revolutionized our development culture. It’s more than just technology; it serves as the foundation of our security strategy, ensuring that our applications are secure by design.” ![Sudharma Thikkavarapu](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sudharma-Thikkavarapu-150x150.webp)Sudharma Thikkavarapu Sr. Director, Product Security Engineering ![Dell](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dell.svg) “Checkmarx One definitely checks all my boxes from a security standpoint and has a great interface that’s engaging and easy to use. Some of the solutions we considered were more complicated. With Checkmarx One, it’s easy to get right to the problem with little to no learning curve.” ![Joel Godbout](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Joel-Godbout-150x150.webp)Joel Godbout Cybersecurity and Networking Manager ![PCL](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PCL.svg) “The success of our AppSec program can be directly attributed to the tooling, processes and support provided by Checkmarx managed services. Our mission revolves around providing secure and compliant lottery and gaming applications and services to our clients around the globe, and with Checkmarx SAST, SCA and associated components enhanced by their stellar service support, we deliver on this promise with confidence and certainty.” ![Dion Alexopoulos](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dion-Alexopoulos-150x150.webp)Dion Alexopoulos Head of Information Security ![Allwyn](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Allwyn.svg) “After nearly nine years of using Checkmarx’s SAST, CGI’s journey has been one of seamless integration and consistent satisfaction. The last three years have been particularly smooth, reflecting the solution’s reliability and our successful partnership.” ![Abhishek Das](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Abhishek-Das-150x150.webp)Abhishek Das Lead Security Analyst ![CGI](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CGI.svg) “After reviewing the Checkmarx platform, I’m not sure how Veracode is able to exist while being at a similar price point.” Financial Services: DevSecOps Engineering “By Far The Best AppSec Tooling Decision We Have Made!!” ![Gartner](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gartner.svg) “We were thrilled to find Checkmarx, which helped us improve the SLA for identifying and remediating risk, reduce risk and the number of vulnerabilities, and eliminate high- and medium-risk issues.” ![Ubirajara Aguiar Jr.](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ubirajara-Aguiar-Jr-150x150.webp)Ubirajara Aguiar Jr. Tech Lead, Red Team/DevSecOps ![Pismo](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Pismo.svg) “Checkmarx made security team and developers life easier.” Security Analyst IT Services ![Gartner](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gartner.svg) ## Market & Technology Leadership 40% of Fortune 100 1700+ Customers in 70 countries 75+ Languages & 100+ frameworks 6X Leader at Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing ## Industry Recognition ![01 Forrester](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/01-Forrester.svg) ![Gartner Peer Insights Customer Choice for Application Security](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/02-Gartner.svg) ![03_cyber_security_](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/03_cyber_security_.webp) ![CRN Security 100 2024 Awards](https://staging.checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/04_crn.webp)