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Web applications are a major target for breaches, accounting for over 40% of incidents reported in Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Report. Ensuring robust protection and continuous monitoring of web applications in production is crucial for organizational security.
Staying Ahead of the Threat:
Modern attackers continuously evolve their methods, necessitating regular production scanning and not just annual penetration tests. Effective application security involves identifying, remediating, and preventing vulnerabilities throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC) using automated and integrated security testing approaches.
Understanding DAST:
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) is essential for identifying vulnerabilities during application runtime without needing access to source code. Ethical hackers perform these tests, and DAST helps identify critical runtime vulnerabilities with fewer false positives.
Why DAST Matters:
DAST identifies exploitable vulnerabilities missed during code development and provides practical insights into application responses to attacks. It offers continuous identification of new attack vectors, security API testing, compliance assurance, performance insights, and lower false-positive rates.
Integrating DAST into the SDLC:
DAST involves vulnerability scanning and penetration testing combined, often using centralized registries like CWE and CVE. These tools scan for common security vulnerabilities and perform penetration tests, helping in updating applications with necessary patches.
Vulnerabilities Uncovered by DAST:
DAST uncovers vulnerabilities such as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Injection Errors, and Server Misconfiguration. This method often finds unique vulnerabilities undetected by other testing methods like SAST or SCA.
How Veracode Can Help:
Veracode offers Dynamic Analysis (DAST) tools that simulate attacks and remediate runtime vulnerabilities, integrating seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines for continuous security testing. Combined with SAST and SCA tools, Veracode’s solutions form a robust security program to protect web assets from threats.
For a practical experience with these tools, Veracode offers a free trial of their DAST Essentials scanner.
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