But web application security caught up and a well-defined set of practices now exists to protect sensitive data.

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Incapsula spun out of Imperva, a leading web application security company, in 2009.

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Measuring its collection of apps against the standards of the Open Web Application Security Project or OWASP, Veracode found that only 16% of government web applications were secure, compared with 24% of finance industry software and 28% of commercial software.

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What this amounts to is a highly layered security strategy consisting of vital elements that include intrusion prevention, botnet and application control, Web filtering, antispam, and antivirus.

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Her responsibilities were broader than the average CIO, as well, as over time her role expanded and she oversaw innovation, gaming, IT application development, infrastructure, security, support for customer facing systems, all company web sites, as well as key initiatives to develop new technical capabilities for the Total Rewards loyalty program.

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