Heeler at OWASP Global AppSec San Francisco: Closing the AppSec Context Gap

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.

October 3, 2024

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.

What stood out during our conversations was the strong resonance around Heeler’s unique approach to closing the context gap in AppSec. Organizations are overwhelmed with security findings and alerts, needing context more than ever as this gap makes current security efforts labor-intensive and difficult to scale. We founded heeler to close this context gap created by the lack of a unified data layer that integrates application, runtime, and business context.

Many who came by our booth were excited to see how Heeler empowers AppSec and Development teams to catch risks earlier in the development process and streamline response orchestration.

Heeler automates many of the costly steps that have made threat modeling difficult to scale, allowing teams to adopt a more strategic shift-left approach. This means risks are identified and addressed earlier in the development process, reducing security debt.

Through lifecycle management, Heeler ensures that identified risks are continuously tracked, prioritized, and resolved across the entire software development lifecycle. From discovery to remediation, teams maintain full visibility, ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.

Heeler automates critical workflows such as assigning remediation ownership, tracking service-level objectives (SLOs), and executing remediation actions. By streamlining these interactions, we bridge the gap between security and development teams, removing friction and accelerating resolution efforts.

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who visited our booth—whether you were looking to transform your AppSec program or were one of our fantastic neighbors in the Start-Up Expo, we appreciated every conversation. OWASP Global was an inspiring experience for the Heeler team, and we’re thrilled to continue our involvement in this incredible community.

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