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The future of application security lies in actionable context, runtime context, and orchestrated workflows. Discover the four key trends reshaping how organizations build, deploy, and secure software in 2025.

AI-assisted coding tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT are driving faster software development, but also introducing new vulnerabilities and security challenges. The rapid rise in AI-generated code is leading to a significant increase in reported vulnerabilities, overwhelming traditional security frameworks that struggle to keep up. To thrive in this new environment, security teams must move beyond simply finding issues to a contextual prioritization approach—assessing vulnerabilities based on business impact, environmental exposure, and threat likelihood. This strategy helps focus efforts on what's truly critical, enabling faster, smarter remediation and supporting development velocity without compromising security.

According to our research, for many organizations, determining who will fix a security issue takes as much time as actually fixing it. This means that half of the time allocated to meeting security SLAs is spent simply routing issues to the correct team. This lack of clarity creates friction at every stage of the remediation process, leading to inefficiencies, delays, and strained relationships between security and development teams.

We are excited to share that Heeler’s initial OWASP® Foundation Global AppSec in San Francisco was nothing short of incredible! The energy and expertise of the application security community were truly inspiring. From thought leaders to fellow startups, it was a fantastic opportunity to engage with others who share a common goal: solving today’s most pressing AppSec challenges.

Heeler Security Inc., a pioneering startup in the application security space, today announced the successful closing of an $8.5 million Seed Series funding round, led by Norwest Venture Partners with significant participation from Storm Ventures.

In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, a massive gap exists in application security. This gap stems from the lack of a unified data layer that integrates code, runtime, and business context, making current security efforts labor-intensive and difficult to scale. Without this context, prioritizing security becomes impossible, and crucial activities like impact analysis, threat modeling, and developer guidance are only performed in an ad hoc manner.