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Introduction to SAST

CyberSecurity Insiders

In this article, I would like to talk about Static Application Security Testing (SAST). Eliminating vulnerabilities at the stage of application development significantly reduces information security risks. All these systems allow a comprehensive approach to assessing the security of applications. What is SAST?

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What is Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)?

eSecurity Planet

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) combines elements of pentesting, vulnerability scanning and code security to evaluate the security of web applications. The cyber security team adopts the role of a simulated hacker and expertly scrutinizes the application’s defenses, thoroughly assessing its vulnerability to potential threats.

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GUEST ESSAY – A primer on ‘WAAP’ – an approach to securing APIs at the web app layer

The Last Watchdog

The cost of spotting and fixing an API vulnerability can be 2X higher than fixing a web services’ bug. Of course, there are common vulnerabilities between APIs and web applications, like buffer overflows, SQL injections, and broken authentication. SAST (Static Application Security Testing) was not designed for API-centric apps.

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Top 5 Application Security Tools & Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

Application security tools and software solutions are designed to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and threats in software applications. It offers a wide range of security testing capabilities, including code scanning, vulnerability assessment , and penetration testing.

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The Software Bill of Materials and Software Development

Security Boulevard

Any end-user who works with software should be using the SBOM to detect known vulnerabilities and mitigate risk. Respond to new vulnerabilities. In this use case, the SBOM acts as a way to: Perform vulnerability or license analysis. In this use case, the SBOM acts as a way to: Perform vulnerability or license analysis.

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Defense in Depth: Why You Need DAST, SAST, SCA, and Pen Testing

Veracode Security

Static Application Security Testing ??(SAST)??as At Veracode, we use SAST, DAST,??SCA,??and??pen??testing Penetration testing is necessary to catch vulnerability classes,??such that cannot be found through automated assessments alone. testing is only one assessment type and can bottleneck development??velocity??because

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Nature vs. Nurture Tip 3: Employ SCA With SAST

Veracode Security

In our first blog, Nature vs. Nurture Tip 1: Use DAST With SAST , we explored how organizations that combine DAST with SAST address 50 percent of their open security findings almost 25 days faster than organizations that only use SAST. when used in conjunction with static application security testing (SAST) ???