Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) is a new approach to securing applications, designed to unify and contextualize security insights across the software development lifecycle. Until now, security efforts were often fragmented—SAST, SCA, IaC scanning—all working in silos. This made it difficult for teams to get a clear picture of real risk.
Because of this, ASPM has been primarily seen as a tool for security teams, CISOs, and risk management. These teams are responsible for assessing an organization’s overall security posture, identifying risks, and ensuring compliance with regulations. They need a centralized way to monitor security gaps across multiple applications, making ASPM a natural fit for their workflows. However, this focus on high-level risk management has often meant that developers—who are ultimately responsible for fixing vulnerabilities—have been left out of the equation.
But here’s the reality: ASPM shouldn’t be just for AppSec teams. In security – developers are stepping up! They’re getting trained, becoming more comfortable with security vulnerabilities, and—perhaps most importantly—spending a significant portion of their time on security tasks. Our latest survey, DevSecOps Evolution 2025, shows that developers increasingly care about and are comfortable with security, but they need the right tools to do it effectively.
Our goal is to be where you need it—bringing security insights directly into your workflow, without disrupting development. That’s why Checkmarx just announced that we are bringing ASPM directly to developers within the IDE. Good DevSecOps requires good developer workflows, and bringing correlated, prioritized, multi-engine results direct to them in the IDE was the clear next step.
The Forest and the Trees: Scaling Security Without Friction
When it comes to DevSecOps, organizations must balance two perspectives: the forest and the trees. Security leaders need a broad, high-level view of risk across the organization (the “forest”), but developers need precise, actionable insights tailored to their code (the “trees”). Many DevSecOps initiatives stall because they fail to provide a smooth developer experience while maintaining visibility at scale.
At Checkmarx, we recognize that great AppSec starts with a developer experience that is crisp, efficient, and scalable. That’s why ASPM isn’t just about managing risk—it’s about ensuring security integrates seamlessly into development workflows.
Giving Developers Security Where They Work
For developers, time is everything. They need to focus on what matters most: high-impact, exploitable vulnerabilities that pose real risks. But to do that, they need to trust their tools and the security teams they work with. That’s why we’re bringing ASPM directly into the IDE, ensuring developers have the insights they need, right where they need them.
With ASPM in the IDE, developers get:
- Real-time visibility into the security posture of their applications
- A focus on exploitable vulnerabilities, so they don’t waste time on noise
- Seamless collaboration with AppSec teams, ensuring alignment on risk prioritization
- A filtered view of the top 50 most critical risks in their projects, ensuring focus on what truly matters
- Integration with Risk Management APIs, allowing a seamless match between identified vulnerabilities and actual business risks
- Validation that they are working with the latest scan results, preventing outdated information from misleading security decisions
By embedding ASPM into the development workflow, we’re removing friction, ensuring developers can address security concerns efficiently and effectively.
What’s Next?
AI is the next evolution of ASPM. We’re introducing AI-powered enrichment for risk scoring and business context, a core ASPM capability. This means more precise risk prioritization, deeper insights into how vulnerabilities impact business operations, and smarter recommendations for developers. By leveraging AI, we ensure that security decisions are not just based on technical severity but also on real-world impact. This is just the beginning. We’re taking ASPM beyond the dashboard and making security more actionable for developers. And soon, AI-powered capabilities will take this to the next level—helping developers make faster, more informed security decisions right inside their workflows.
Stay tuned for more updates on ASPM! Meanwhile, ASPM in the IDE is only part of today’s platform launch! Request a demo to see how we can make your developer experience better with Checkmarx One.