Prioritize Your Web Applications

After completing the inventory of your existing web applications, sorting them in order of priority is the logical next step. You may doubt it now, but your list is likely to be very long. Without prioritizing which applications to focus on first, you will struggle to make any meaningful progress.

Sort the applications into three categories:

Critical

Serious

Normal

Critical applications are primarily those that are externally facing and contain customer information. These are the applications that should be managed first, as they are the most likely to be targeted and exploited by hackers. Serious applications may be internal or external and may contain some sensitive information. Normal applications have far less exposure, but they should be included in tests down the road.

By categorizing your applications like this, you can reserve extensive testing for critical ones and use less intensive testing for less critical ones. This allows you to make the most effective use of your company’s resources and will help you achieve progress more quickly.