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AppSec Manager Guide

Objective​

Drive AppSec program execution, balancing risk reduction, team capacity, and delivery impact.

Main responsibilities​

  • Define AppSec priorities and targets.
  • Ensure triage/remediation processes are working.
  • Track program KPIs and remove bottlenecks.
  • Coordinate stakeholders across security and engineering.

Follow-up routine​

  1. Review high-risk backlog and SLA breaches.
  2. Check remediation throughput by team.
  3. Align priorities with engineering managers.
  4. Escalate blocked critical items.
  5. Review program KPI trends and targets.
  6. Rebalance roadmap across teams.
  7. Audit policy and exception quality.
  8. Present risk posture to leadership.

Core workflows in Conviso​

Defect tracker integration​

Integrate Conviso Platform with your issue management tool using Defect/Bug Tracking integrations to synchronize and manage vulnerabilities in your team workflow.

Decision support with Dashboard​

Use the Dashboard to follow program indicators, compare trends over time, and prioritize decisions on backlog reduction, SLA recovery, and team focus.

Management and collaboration tool​

  • Critical/high backlog trend.
  • SLA compliance by business unit.
  • MTTR trend by severity.
  • Coverage of scanned projects/assets.

Playbooks​

Backlog growth above threshold​

  1. Identify top contributors by team/project.
  2. Segment by severity and exploitability.
  3. Negotiate focused remediation sprint.
  4. Monitor reduction week-over-week.

SLA deterioration​

  1. Validate if intake increased or throughput dropped.
  2. Adjust priorities and ownership.
  3. Add escalation for repeated misses.
  4. Review improvements after one cycle.

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Resources

By exploring our content, you'll find resources that will enhance your understanding of the importance of a Security Application Program.

Conviso Blog: Explore our blog, which offers a collection of articles and posts covering a wide range of AppSec topics. The content on the blog is primarily in English.

Conviso's YouTube Channel: Access a wealth of informative videos covering various topics related to AppSec. Please note that the content is primarily in Portuguese.