First-of-its-kind unified approach to AppSec training offers practical hands-on labs and new range exercises that mirror real-world development scenarios
Immersive, a leader in people-centric cybersecurity, has announced the launch of its AppSec Range Exercises—an innovative addition to its AppSec solution. This new offering goes beyond traditional hands-on labs, enabling cyber leaders and practitioners to enhance and demonstrate their skills as part of a comprehensive cyber readiness program. The AppSec Range Exercises are designed for Engineering, AppSec, and DevSecOps teams, promoting security integration into workflows, reducing friction, and fostering scalable secure development practices.
As enterprises face increasing pressure to strengthen application security, conventional developer training often falls short of meeting the rapid pace and complexity of modern software development. Without continuous, relevant, and measurable training, Engineering and AppSec leaders find it challenging to validate secure coding practices or evaluate their teams’ readiness to address vulnerabilities throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). According to the World Economic Forum, 90% of organizations experienced a security breach last year, with most attributing it to the cybersecurity skills gap. Immersive’s AppSec Range Exercises directly address these critical skill shortages.
How Immersive AppSec Range Exercises Work
AppSec Range Exercises recreate real-world development workflows, simulating an authentic software development lifecycle. During these exercises, teams work collaboratively to identify, assign, fix, and verify vulnerabilities in live applications. Through engaging and continuous training, Immersive helps VPs of engineering and heads of AppSec build essential security skills within their teams, fostering widespread adoption.
The hands-on labs offer practical coding challenges that reveal real vulnerabilities, while the range exercises replicate real-world remediation scenarios that encourage teamwork under pressure. Participants practice secure coding not only at the code level but throughout the entire SDLC, enhancing both individual and team proficiency.
“We are offering the world’s first live, practical, and repeatable AppSec exercising experience that mirrors how engineering teams identify and fix vulnerabilities together,” said Chris Wood, Principal Application Security SME at Immersive. “We’re addressing the challenges of VPs of Engineering and heads of AppSec by providing a meaningful way of shifting developers’ mindsets from seeing security as a roadblock to embracing it as a driver of software quality and release velocity, while supporting predictability and organizational resilience.”
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Key Benefits of Immersive AppSec Range Exercises
The AppSec Range Exercises offer a team-centric approach to application security training, which bolsters overall cyber resilience by breaking down barriers between DevSecOps teams. This solution helps organizations transform application security into a strategic asset.
By tracking both individual and team performance—including metrics like completion rates, accuracy, and common failure points—the solution supports skill enhancement for development teams. Additionally, it measures developers’ ability to swiftly detect and resolve vulnerabilities, providing leaders with actionable insights to strengthen cross-functional security capabilities across the SDLC.
Highlights of the new offering include:
- Increased Productivity: Embeds security practices into daily workflows, minimizing delays caused by late-stage vulnerability detection and remediation.
- Optimized Training ROI: Prepares teams to handle complex threats with data-driven insights that promote ongoing development.
- Reduced Costs: Decreases the need for expensive rework and new hires, allowing senior developers to concentrate on strategic initiatives.
- Enhanced Compliance: Supports secure coding standards by training teams with realistic exercises that align with industry requirements.
- Unified Security: Strengthens cyber resilience by fostering collaboration across DevSecOps functions.
With Immersive’s AppSec Range Exercises, organizations can elevate their approach to application security, ensuring readiness and resilience in an evolving digital landscape.