Cyber Security Industry Alliance Newsletter • Volume 2, Number 4  • December 2005

CSIA Member Spotlight


About Application Security, Inc.

Name: Application Security, Inc.

CSIA Membership Level:  Emerging Security Partner

CEO:  Jack Hembrough, President and CEO

Founded: April, 2001

Headquarters: New York, NY

International Offices: European Sales Office

Number of Employees: 65

About Application Security, Inc.: AppSecInc is the leading provider of application security solutions for the enterprise. AppSecInc's products — the industry's only complete vulnerability management solution for the application tier — proactively secure enterprise applications at more than 400 organizations around the world. By securing data at its source, AppSecInc enables organizations to more confidently extend their business with customers, partners and suppliers while meeting regulatory compliance requirements. Its security experts, combined with a strong support team, deliver up-to-date application safeguards that minimize risk and eliminate its impact on business.


Areas of Specialization:

  • Application/database security: vulnerability assessment; intrusion detection and auditing; column-level encryption


  • Developing best-practice templates to help organizations meet compliance requirements for SOX, HIPAA, FISMA, GLBA, PCI, California's Bill No. 1386 and NERC


  • Evaluating and responding to threat concerns; making new defenses available through a one-button update subscription service


  • Working directly with database and application vendors to identify and neutralize potential security exposures