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Getting started with application security management
Depending on your role, you can get started with different areas of the product.
Getting started: Product Administrator
If you are a Product Administrator, these tasks are a good place to get started.

Overview
Learn general information about the product.
- Application security management
  Security is about protecting your valuable assets. Some of the most important assets your organization owns are in the form of information, such as intellectual property, strategic plans, and customer data. Protecting this information is critical for your organization to continue to operate, be competitive, and meet regulatory requirements.
- AppScan® Enterprise components
  HCL® AppScan® Enterprise enables organizations to mitigate application security risk, strengthen application security program management initiatives and achieve regulatory compliance. Security and development teams can collaborate, establish policies and scale testing throughout the application lifecycle. Enterprise dashboards classify and prioritize application assets based on business impact and identify high-risk areas, permitting you to maximize your remediation efforts. Performance metrics are provided that help you monitor the progress of your application security programs.
- AppScan Standard components shipped with AppScan Enterprise
  The following table tracks the product versions of AppScan Standard components that are shipped with AppScan Enterprise.
- Getting started with application security management
  Depending on your role, you can get started with different areas of the product.
  - Getting started: Product Administrator
    If you are a Product Administrator, these tasks are a good place to get started.
  - Getting started: Security Analyst
    If you are a Security Analyst, these topics are a good place to get started.
  - Getting started: Management/Compliance Officer
    If you are in management or are a Compliance Officer, these tasks are a good place to get started.
  - Getting started: Application Security Champion (Development)
    If you are an Application Security Champion in your development team, these topics are a good place to get started.
  - Getting started: Web Developer
    If you are a Web Developer, these tasks are a good place to get started.
  - Getting started: QA Tester
    If you are a QA Tester, these tasks are a good place to get started.
- What's new in HCL AppScan® Enterprise
- Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) in AppScan Enterprise
- Supported technologies
- Known issues and workarounds
  These are known issues and their workarounds.
- Deprecated features
  If you are migrating from an earlier release of AppScan® Enterprise, you should be aware of the various features that have been deprecated in this release.
- AppScan Enterprise Legal Notices
- Statement of Good Security Practices

Getting started: Product Administrator

If you are a Product Administrator, these tasks are a good place to get started.

Procedure

Choose a deployment scenario.
Protect your data.
1. If you are using SQL Server Enterprise Edition, enable Transparent Data Encryption.
2. If you are using SQL Server Standard Edition, use Encrypting File System.
Manage users.
Configure defect tracking integration.
Creating an application profile template.

Planning and installing an upgrade

Procedure

Read the upgrade notes.
Upgrade to the latest version of AppScan Enterprise.
Protect your data.
1. If you are using SQL Server Enterprise Edition, enable Transparent Data Encryption.
2. If you are using SQL Server Standard Edition, use Encrypting File System.
Creating an application profile template.