AppSec in Pole Position: A Week of Customers, Conversations, and Code Security across EMEA

The EMEA Customer Advisory Board event in London, organized by Semgrep, highlighted the importance of integrating security seamlessly into the software development lifecycle, emphasizing the role of AI in modern application security. Over two days, industry practitioners and Semgrep executives engaged in discussions and deep dives into topics like agentic application security and supply chain risk mitigation. Attendees expressed a strong desire for security solutions that are autonomous, accurate, and integrate into existing developer workflows without being obstructive. The event underscored the urgency of adapting to AI's impact on code generation and the need for robust security measures to address new vulnerabilities, such as business logic flaws, introduced by AI-generated code. Following the Customer Advisory Board, the AWS Summit in London continued the dialogue, with a focus on how AI can be harnessed to enhance security without hindering developer speed. Semgrep's multimodal approach, which combines static analysis with AI and agentic reasoning, was showcased as a solution to improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives. The events collectively conveyed that the security community is eager for solutions that work with developers, not against them, and Semgrep is positioning itself as a key partner in this evolving landscape.