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App Security Gets Caught in a Hailstorm


Cenzic platform adds dashboard view of security tools

By Jeff Feinman
August 2, 2007 — 
As the landscape of the application security market changes significantly with the recent acquisitions of two of Cenzic’s major competitors, the Santa Clara-based Web app security provider is looking to devour a larger piece of the pie.

The company was expected to release version 5.0 of Cenzic Hailstorm ARC (Application Risk Controller), the company’s risk management platform for app security, in mid-July.

This version offers a dashboard view of Cenzic’s application security tools, along with the ability to work with third-party tools including Hewlett-Packard’s SPI Dynamics and IBM’s Watchfire lines. Hailstorm 5.0 can import application name and assessment results, and includes a reference specification for importing manual penetration test results. Hailstorm ARC 5.0 also provides integration framework capabilities with tools from Borland, Bugzilla, Fortify, HP and Ounce Labs.

Enhanced messaging log features in the update can show the history of an application, storing information about each time an application is tested.

Holistic Look
“We’ve taken more of [a] risk management approach, versus having a small penetration testing tool trying to find something,” said Mandeep Khera, vice president of marketing for Cenzic. “This looks at the holistic view of your entire enterprise; how many apps there are, if they’re secure or not, and where all the different results are coming from.”

John Weinschenk, CEO of Cenzic, said that with HP’s acquisition of SPI Dynamics and IBM’s acquisition of Watchfire, Cenzic has an opportunity to grow in the market. He believes that one of the consequences of these acquisitions is that security providers such as CA, McAfee and Symantec will get into the application security space.

Weinschenk explained, “[HP and IBM are] both focused on putting app security in the development-level testing, and I think that really misses the whole value of testing, which is testing the production applications. I think there are going to be huge holes left for that. I think we’re one of the companies that can fill those holes.”

When asked if he would consider an offer for an acquisition, Weinschenk said that if the right deal came along, he would certainly take it.

“I think our stance is that we’re very happy growing our business as we continue to take more market share in the space. Obviously, if someone came to the table and it made business sense for our customers and shareholders, then we’d do it, and if it doesn’t, we won’t. There’s no rush, from our viewpoint.”


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