New Managed AppSec service addresses the AppSec talent shortage and improves security posture for comprehensive risk management.
AUSTIN, Texas June 24, 2026 — DefectDojo, the leading open-source vulnerability management and security orchestration platform, today announced a new service, Managed AppSec, a fully managed, AI-powered application security solution that delivers comprehensive vulnerability detection, verification, and remediation at unprecedented speed and scale.
DefectDojo Managed AppSec is built to address even the most complex application security environments. Organizations of any size now have access to elite-level security without the headcount, tool sprawl, or consulting engagements that have defined the industry for decades.
The AppSec Problem No One Has Solved Until Now
Application security has never lived up to its promise. Organizations are drowning in scanner noise, false positives, and tool fatigue, while the vulnerability count climbs. The claim of AI-powered security from the largest AI companies has remained just that: a promise. Meanwhile, security teams are understaffed, overwhelmed, and burning out.
“AI alone cannot solve AppSec,” said Greg Anderson, Founder & CEO of DefectDojo. “Managed AppSec combines our AI-powered triage with security expertise to deliver superior outcomes without scaling budgets, tools, or staff.”
What DefectDojo Managed AppSec Delivers
DefectDojo Managed AppSec is a turnkey application security program that combines DefectDojo’s AI engine, Sensei, with hands-on supervision from our seasoned team of security experts. The result is a solution that doesn’t just find vulnerabilities and prioritize risk, it fixes both.
The platform includes:
• Full-Range Scanning: SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets scanning, and penetration testing, orchestrated as a unified program, not a patchwork of disconnected tools.
• Human In the Loop: Results are supervised by our experienced application security team, eliminating false positives and ensuring that what gets reported is real, exploitable, prioritized, and ultimately fixed.
• End-to-End Remediation: Managed AppSec doesn’t stop at detection. Managed AppSec delivers unparalleled intelligence on your program and verifies fixes, closing the loop from discovery to resolution.
• Deployment in Days, Not Months: Complete AppSec programs are stood up in days to weeks, not the quarters or years that traditional programs require.
• One-Fifth the Cost, 100x the Results: By combining AI-driven automation with targeted human expertise, Managed AppSec delivers outcomes that would require an army of security engineers at a fraction of the price.
• Zero Additional Headcount Required: No need to expand your security team. DefectDojo becomes the foundation of your application security program, so that you can focus on strategy.
Battle-Tested with the Most Complex Use Cases in AppSec
Managed AppSec is not a concept or a beta. DefectDojo has spent the past year piloting the solution with customers that represent some of the most demanding and complex application security environments in the industry. These organizations, spanning financial services, healthcare, technology, and government, have validated that Sensei-powered Managed AppSec delivers measurable, repeatable results at scale.
Today, that solution is generally available to every organization that refuses to accept the status quo in application security.
About DefectDojo
DefectDojo is the open-source vulnerability management platform that turns security data into action. Trusted by security teams at organizations of every size, DefectDojo aggregates findings from 200+ tool integrations, automates manual workflows, and delivers AI-powered insights, giving teams a unified view of security posture and the clarity to act at scale. Built by practitioners for practitioners, it's the engine driving DevSecOps from strategy to execution. DefectDojo Pro extends the platform with advanced enterprise capabilities. Learn more at defectdojo.com or follow us on LinkedIn and GitHub,