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GitGuardian
GitGuardian
$0 297 RatingsGitGuardian is a global cybersecurity startup focusing on code security solutions for the DevOps generation. A leader in the market of secrets detection and remediation, its solutions are already used by hundred thousands developers in all industries. GitGuardian helps developers, cloud operation, security and compliance professionals secure software development, define and enforce policies consistently and globally across all their systems. GitGuardian solutions monitor public and private repositories in real-time, detect secrets and alert to allow investigation and quick remediation. -
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TrustInSoft Analyzer
TrustInSoft
3 RatingsTrustInSoft commercializes a source code analyzer called TrustInSoft Analyzer, which analyzes C and C++ code and mathematically guarantees the absence of defects, immunity of software components to the most common security flaws, and compliance with a specification. The technology is recognized by U.S. federal agency the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and was the first in the world to meet NIST’s SATE V Ockham Criteria for high quality software. The key differentiator for TrustInSoft Analyzer is its use of mathematical approaches called formal methods, which allow for an exhaustive analysis to find all the vulnerabilities or runtime errors and only raises true alarms. Companies who use TrustInSoft Analyzer reduce their verification costs by 4, efforts in bug detection by 40, and obtain an irrefutable proof that their software is safe and secure. The experts at TrustInSoft can also assist clients in training, support and additional services. -
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Parasoft's AI-powered testing platform and automated solutions help organizations deliver high-quality software continuously. Parasoft's proven technology reduces the time, effort and cost associated with delivering secure, compliant, and reliable software. This is done by integrating everything, from deep code analysis and API testing to web UI testing and unit testing, as well as service virtualization and full code coverage, into delivery pipelines. Bringing all this together, Parasoft's award-winning reporting and analytics dashboard provides a centralized view of quality, enabling organizations to deliver with confidence and succeed in today's most strategic ecosystems and development initiatives--security, safety-critical, Agile, DevOps, and continuous testing.
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SonarSource creates world-class products to ensure Code Quality and Security. SonarQube, our open-source and commercial code analysis tool - SonarQube -- supports 27 programming languages. This allows dev teams of all sizes to resolve coding issues in their existing workflows.
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Mend.io (formerly WhiteSource), the leading solution for agile open-source security and license compliance management, integrates with DevOps pipeline in real time to detect vulnerable open-source libraries. It offers policy automation and remediation paths to speed up the time-to-fix. It prioritizes vulnerability alerts according to usage analysis. We support more than 200 programming languages. We also offer the largest vulnerability database, aggregating information from dozens peer-reviewed, trusted sources. Software exposure is reduced by 90% using trusted prioritization and updated. There is no context switching and integrated native workflows that eliminate time-consuming security research. Developers can meet tight deadlines by having their remediation time reduced to 80 percent. One interface that works across custom and open source code maximizes efficiency and ease.
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Protect the integrity and security of your software assets, pipelines and infrastructure of the entire Software Supply Chain. Xygeni platform protects the integrity and security of our customers’ software ecosystem throughout the entire SDLC. Our platform enables systematic risk assessment, prioritizes threatened components, and enhances your global security posture, all with unmatched efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Xygeni Products: - Security Posture - SDLC Inventory - CI/CD Security - Build Security - Anomaly Detection - Open Source Security & SBOM - Secrets Security - IaC Security - Compliance Xygeni’s unique capabilities provide complete visibility in the Software Supply Chain, enabling a systematic process for assessing the risks associated with their SSC, identifying and prioritizing the most critical components, and evaluating and improving their global and detailed security posture at an effective and efficient effort, time and cost. Xygeni - End to end Software Supply Chain Security!
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Jit's DevSecOps Orchestration Platform allows high-velocity Engineering teams to own product security while increasing dev velocity. With a unified and friendly developer experience, we envision a world where every cloud application is born with Minimal Viable Security (MVS) embedded and iteratively improves by adding Continuous Security into CI/CD/CS.
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GitHub
GitHub
$7 per month 22 RatingsGitHub is the most trusted, secure, and scalable developer platform in the world. Join millions of developers and businesses who are creating the software that powers the world. Get the best tools, support and services to help you build with the most innovative communities in the world. There's a free option for managing multiple contributors: GitHub Team Open Source. We also have GitHub Sponsors that help you fund your work. The Pack is back. We have partnered to provide teachers and students free access to the most powerful developer tools for the school year. Work for a government-recognized nonprofit, association, or 501(c)(3)? Receive a discount Organization account through us. -
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GitLab
GitLab
$29 per user per month 14 RatingsGitLab is a complete DevOps platform. GitLab gives you a complete CI/CD toolchain right out of the box. One interface. One conversation. One permission model. GitLab is a complete DevOps platform, delivered in one application. It fundamentally changes the way Security, Development, and Ops teams collaborate. GitLab reduces development time and costs, reduces application vulnerabilities, and speeds up software delivery. It also increases developer productivity. Source code management allows for collaboration, sharing, and coordination across the entire software development team. To accelerate software delivery, track and merge branches, audit changes, and enable concurrent work. Code can be reviewed, discussed, shared knowledge, and identified defects among distributed teams through asynchronous review. Automate, track, and report code reviews. -
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Kiuwan
11 RatingsSecurity Solutions for Your DevOps Process Automate scanning your code to find and fix vulnerabilities. Kiuwan Code Security is compliant with the strictest security standards, such OWASP or CWE. It integrates with top DevOps tools and covers all important languages. Static application security testing and source analysis are both effective, and affordable solutions for all sizes of teams. Kiuwan provides a wide range of essential functionality that can be integrated into your internal development infrastructure. Quick vulnerability detection: Simple and quick setup. You can scan your area and receive results in minutes. DevOps Approach to Code Security: Integrate Kiuwan into your Ci/CD/DevOps Pipeline to automate your security process. Flexible Licensing Options. There are many options. One-time scans and continuous scanning. Kiuwan also offers On-Premise or Saas models. -
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HCL AppScan for Application Security Testing. To minimize attack exposure, adopt a scalable security test strategy that can identify and fix application vulnerabilities at every stage of the development process. HCL AppScan provides the best security testing tools available to protect your business and customers from attack. Rapidly identify, understand, and fix security vulnerabilities. App vulnerability detection and remediation is key to avoiding problems. Cloud-based application security testing suite for performing static, dynamic, and interactive testing on web and mobile. Multi-user, multiapp dynamic application security (DAST), large-scale, multiuser, multi-app security for applications (DAST), to identify, understand, and remediate vulnerabilities and attain regulatory compliance.
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Visual Expert
Novalys
$495 per yearVisual Expert is a static code analyzer for Oracle PL/SQL, SQL Server T-SQL and PowerBuilder. It identifies code dependencies to let you modify the code without breaking your application. It also scans your code to detect security flaws, quality, performance and maintenability issues. Identify breaking changes with impact analysis. Scan the code to find security vulnerabilities, bugs and maintenance issues. Integrate continuous code inspection in a CI workflow. Understand the inner workings and document your code with call graphs, code diagrams, CRUD matrices, and object dependency matrices (ODMs). Automatically generate source code documentation in HTML format. Navigate your code with hyperlinks. Compare two pieces of code, databases or entire applications. Improve maintainability. Clean up code. Comply with development standards. Analyze and improve database code performance: Find slow objects and SQL queries, optimize a slow object, a call chain, a slow SQL query, display a query execution plan. -
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SecureStack
SecureStack
$500/mo SecureStack can detect common security issues in your CI/CD pipeline and prevent them from getting into your applications. SecureStack automatically embeds security with every git push. Our technology is designed to check every aspect of your application security. We look for missing security controls and correct encryption. We also test the effectiveness of your WAF. All this was done in less than 60 seconds. You can see what hackers can see when they look at your applications. Compare your development, staging, and production environments to quickly identify critical differences and find solutions to high-priority issues. We help you to decompose your web app so you can see all the resources used behind the scenes. -
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Snyk
Snyk
$0Snyk is the leader in developer security. We empower the world’s developers to build secure applications and equip security teams to meet the demands of the digital world. Our developer-first approach ensures organizations can secure all of the critical components of their applications from code to cloud, leading to increased developer productivity, revenue growth, customer satisfaction, cost savings and an overall improved security posture. Snyk is a developer security platform that automatically integrates with a developer’s workflow and is purpose-built for security teams to collaborate with their development teams. -
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YAG-Suite
YAGAAN
From €500/token or €150/ mo The YAG Suite is a French-made innovative tool that takes SAST to the next level. YAGAAN is a combination of static analysis and machine-learning. It offers customers more than a sourcecode scanner. It also offers a smart suite to support application security audits and security and privacy through DevSecOps design processes. The YAG-Suite supports developers in understanding the vulnerability causes and consequences. It goes beyond traditional vulnerability detection. Its contextual remediation helps them to quickly fix the problem and improve their secure coding skills. YAG-Suite's unique 'code mining' allows for security investigations of unknown applications. It maps all relevant security mechanisms and provides querying capabilities to search out 0-days and other non-automatically detectable risks. PHP, Java and Python are currently supported. Next languages in roadmap are JS, C and C++. -
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Contrast Security
Contrast Security
$0Modern software development must be as fast as the business. The modern AppSec toolbox lacks integration, which creates complexity that slows down software development life cycles. Contrast reduces the complexity that hinders today's development teams. Legacy AppSec uses a single-size-fits all approach to vulnerability detection and remediation that is inefficient, costly, and expensive. Contrast automatically applies the most efficient analysis and remediation technique, greatly improving efficiency and effectiveness. Separate AppSec tools can create silos that hinder the collection of actionable intelligence across an application attack surface. Contrast provides centralized observability, which is crucial for managing risks and capitalizing upon operational efficiencies. This is both for security and development teams. Contrast Scan is a pipeline native product that delivers the speed, accuracy and integration required for modern software development. -
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Flawnter
CyberTest
$495Flawnter automates static application security testing to detect hidden security bugs and quality issues at the source. Flawnter is a great alternative to manual code review. It can speed up the process and find bugs you may not have noticed. You can either create your own extensions for Flawnter or use existing ones. Extensions allow you to test more bugs and expand your testing coverage. Extensions are easy and allow you to access Flawnter functionality. Flawnter has a simple and flexible pricing structure that makes it affordable for all sizes of organizations to improve their application code security. Other options are also available. -
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Hubbl Diagnostics
Hubbl Diagnostics
$79/mo Hubbl Diagnostics: Empowering the Salesforce Ecosystem with Intelligent Org Solutions At Hubbl Diagnostics, we're dedicated to uplifting and empowering the entire Salesforce ecosystem through our powerful org intelligence solutions. We provide Salesforce admins, architects, and consultants with the broadest and most actionable insights into any Salesforce org. Our mission is clear: to help organizations tackle technical debt, eliminate redundant automation, and navigate the ever-expanding complexity of their Salesforce orgs. By doing so, we enable businesses to maximize their return on investment in Salesforce, achieving results faster than ever before. What sets Hubbl Diagnostics apart is our proprietary metadata aggregation, which not only delivers invaluable insights but also equips the Salesforce ecosystem with benchmark data. With this data, users can easily measure and compare their org complexity against others in their industry, gaining a competitive edge. Through the power of Hubbl Diagnostics, companies can transform their Salesforce operations, streamlining processes, optimizing efficiency, and achieving unparalleled success. -
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Cyber Legion
Cyber Legion
$45 per monthAt Cyber Legion, we are committed to leveraging state-of-the-art technology, including artificial intelligence and human expertise, to effectively detect and mitigate vulnerabilities. Our extensive security testing services are designed to deliver swift and efficient assessments throughout the entire software/product development lifecycle and across networks, whether during the design phase or in production. Our Security Testing Capabilities At Cyber Legion, we are committed to offering advanced cybersecurity services that employ state-of-the-art testing techniques, tactics, and procedures. We serve as a portal to sophisticated cybersecurity management, utilizing leading-edge tools and showing an unwavering dedication to innovation, constantly adapting to effectively confront cyber threats. Our Managed Product Security At Cyber Legion, our Managed Product Security service utilizes an advanced security testing framework that combines the accuracy of human expertise with the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). This approach is bolstered by a comprehensive suite of commercial, open-source, and custom-developed security protocols. -
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Reshift
Reshift Security
$99 per monthThis tool is the ultimate tool to help Node.js programmers secure their custom code. Developers are 4x more likely fix bugs before code is checked-in. Reshift makes it easy to shift security. It detects security bugs and corrects them at compile time. Reshift is a security tool that integrates with your developers without slowing them down. Reshift integrates seamlessly with the developers' IDE, so security issues can be detected in real time and corrected before code is merged. Are you new to security? Reshift makes it simple to add code security to your pipeline for the very first time. This tool is for software companies that are growing and want to increase their security. Are you not a security expert? Reshift is designed for small businesses, so it's easy to set-up without any security expertise. Reshift offers rich content and best practices to help developers improve their code security. -
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SonarCloud
SonarSource
€10 per monthSonarCloud automatically analyzes and decorates pull request branches to maximize your throughput. To prevent undefined behavior from affecting end-users, catch tricky bugs. Security Hotspots will help you identify and fix vulnerabilities that could compromise your app. It takes just a few mouse clicks to get your code up and running. Instant access to the most recent features and enhancements. Project dashboards keep stakeholders and teams informed about code quality and releasability. Show your communities that you care about awesome by displaying project badges. Your entire stack should be concerned about code quality and security. We cover 24 languages, including C++, Java, Python, and many other. Transparency is a good thing and the trend is growing. Join the fun! Open-source projects are completely free! -
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The NTT Application Security Platform offers all the services necessary to protect the entire software development cycle. We help organizations reap the benefits of digital transformation without worrying about security. Be smart about application security. Our application security technology is the best in its class. We constantly scan your code and detect attack vectors. NTT Sentinel Dynamic identifies and verifies all vulnerabilities in websites and web applications. NTT Sentinel Source, NTT Scout scans your entire source code and identifies vulnerabilities. They also provide remediation advice and detailed vulnerability descriptions.
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CodeScan
CodeScan
$250 per monthSalesforce Developers: Code Quality and Security CodeScan's code analysis solutions are designed exclusively for Salesforce. They provide complete visibility into your code health. The most comprehensive static analysis solution for Salesforce languages and metadata. Self hosted. You can check your code for security and quality using the largest salesforce database. Cloud. All the benefits of our self-hosted service without the need for servers or internal infrastructure Editor plugins. Plug in codescan to any editor to get real-time feedback as you code. Define code standards. Use best practices to maintain the quality of your code. Control code quality. Code quality should be maintained and code complexity minimized throughout the development process. Reduce technical debt. To improve code quality and efficiency, track your technical debt. Increase your development productivity. -
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insightAppSec
Rapid7
$2000 per app per yearThree years running, highest rated DAST solution by independent research firm. Automately assess modern web apps and APIs, with fewer false negatives and missed vulnerabilities. Quick fixes with rich integrations and reporting. Inform development and compliance stakeholders. No matter how large your application portfolio is, you can effectively manage its security assessment. Automated crawl and assessment of web applications to detect vulnerabilities such as SQL Injection, XSS and CSRF. InsightAppSec's modern UI and intuitive workflows are easy to use, deploy, manage, or run. Optional on-premise engine allows you to scan applications on closed networks. InsightAppSec evaluates and reports on the compliance of your web app to PCI-DSS and HIPAA. -
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Qwiet AI
Qwiet AI
FreeThe Fastest Code Analysis. 40X faster scan speeds so developers don't have to wait long for results after submitting a pull request. The Most Accurate Result. Qwiet AI is the only AI with the highest OWASP benchmark score. This is more than triple the commercial average, and more than twice the second highest score. Developer-Centric Security Processes. 96% of developers say that disconnected security and developer workflows hinder their productivity. Implementing developer-centric AppSec workflows decreases mean-time-to-remediation (MTTR), typically by 5X - enhancing both security and developer productivity. Automated Business Logic Flaws in Dev. Identify vulnerabilities unique to your codebase before they reach production. Achieve compliance. Maintain and demonstrate compliance with privacy and security regulations such as SOC 2 PCI-DSS GDPR and CCPA.
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software Overview
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) software is an automated security testing tool that scans a program's source code for vulnerabilities and risks. It does this by analyzing the application's code for weaknesses in the logic and potential areas where malicious actors could exploit the system. The goal of SAST is to identify areas where additional security measures could be implemented to protect against potential attacks or data breaches.
SAST works by looking at the source code of a program, such as a web application or a mobile app, from both a structural and functional perspective. Structurally, it looks at how coding components are put together and how they interact with each other, while functionally it examines how the coding elements fit into the bigger picture of what’s being accomplished with the source code. During its analysis, SAST looks for various types of vulnerabilities such as injection points, authentication bypasses, improper validation checks, input/output sanitation errors, server-side request forgeries (SSRFs), unhandled exceptions, buffer overflows, and more.
Once SAST has identified any potential risks associated with an application’s source code it then provides detailed reports listing all vulnerabilities found along with actionable steps that can be taken in order to mitigate them. By using these reports developers can adjust their coding techniques accordingly to eliminate known risks before launch or update their existing applications if necessary to reduce the likelihood of a breach occurring in real-world use cases. Additionally, many organizations have begun incorporating SAST into their software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes to ensure that any new features added meet current security standards before releasing them publicly into production environments.
Overall static application security testing provides an effective way of protecting systems from malicious attack vectors and data breaches as well as providing assurance that any new features added do not introduce previously unknown vulnerabilities into production applications when released on live servers.
What Are Some Reasons To Use Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software?
- Static application security testing (SAST) software provides debugging capabilities that allow developers to pinpoint issues in code early on in development. This can help catch potential security vulnerabilities before an application is released.
- SAST tools provide detailed analysis of the source code, allowing developers to detect potential weaknesses such as unvalidated inputs, access control flaws, or cryptography issues.
- By providing visual diagrams and reports, SAST software allows developers to quickly identify areas of the code base that need to be addressed from a security perspective.
- Automation capabilities provided by many SAST solutions enable frequent scans for updated versions of applications with minimal effort required from developers and IT professionals alike.
- Many modern SAST solutions also integrate well with both bug-tracking systems and DevOps pipelines, making it easy for developers to monitor and address any identified vulnerabilities over time in a more streamlined fashion than ever before possible.
The Importance of Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software
Static application security testing (SAST) software is an important tool for organizations to identify and address potential security vulnerabilities in their code. Through scanning source code and other compiled artifacts, SAST tools can detect a wide variety of flaws, including buffer overflows and cross-site scripting. By finding such issues before they become exploitable, these tools help organizations reduce the risk that their applications will be compromised by malicious actors.
Traditional manual code reviews are laborious and often limited in scope; additionally, often times teams write up extensive analysis documents which may or may not be acted upon correctly due to lack of integration with development processes. On the other hand, SAST has advantages over manual review because it allows quick scalability of testing efforts as well as automation that extends beyond someone’s experience or knowledge boundaries. It also requires minimal maintenance or updating since most SAST solutions keep track of current industry standards automatically while highlighting any deviations from them immediately. This way developers can focus on actually resolving issues instead of simply understanding what they are dealing with.
Moreover, SAST provides visibility into vulnerabilities within applications throughout each stage of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Since automated scans occur more frequently than manual review sessions might enable, identifying security bugs early on allows developers time to fix any identified issues before release — thus reducing costs associated with fixing flaws once applications are deployed. Additionally, running a scan every time changes are made allows for quick feedback about specific components on whether there were newly introduced vulnerabilities as a result of said update/change — reducing risks related to unfixed flaws when releasing updates.
Overall, leveraging static application security testing software helps organizations quickly identify potential weaknesses in their applications while providing insight into pending actions needed to secure them against cyber threats before they can cause significant damage to an organization's reputation or bottom line—making SAST an integral part in any organization's overall cybersecurity strategy.
Features Offered by Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software
- Code Analysis – SAST software offers code analysis, which enables developers to quickly and accurately identify potential vulnerabilities in their code before releasing it into production. This allows them to harden their applications from security threats such as injection attacks, cross-site scripting (XSS), buffer overflows, directory traversal, etc.
- Automated Testing – SAST can automate the process of scanning source codes for any existing flaws or errors that may be present while development is still underway. This makes it easier for developers to identify security loopholes and fix them before they become of a problem or outright exploit.
- Compliance Standards Verification - Many companies need to comply with specific standards or regulations when developing apps and services. With automated testing tools offered by SAST providers, companies are able to verify whether their applications meet regulatory requirements set forth in various compliance standards such as PCI-DSS, NIST 800-53r4, ASVS 4th Edition STIGs, etc.
- Dynamic Testing Integration – In order to succeed at providing effective application security testing strategies and staying ahead of modern threats; static application security testing needs to be integrated with dynamic application security testing (DAST). Through this integration, static tests like those performed by AST software can be augmented by dynamic tests run at runtime on live systems and networks; thus ensuring a comprehensive approach to identifying weaknesses in applications before deployment into production environments.
- Remediation Support - The vulnerability scan results provided by SAST solutions help organizations troubleshoot issues quickly on a timeline that's feasible for business operations without causing disruptions due disruptions caused by manual reviews of the code base which tend to take considerable time and resource investments with no guarantee that all the issues would have been identified tracked down intravelopment cycles.
Types of Users That Can Benefit From Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software
- Developers: Developers can use SAST software to identify security issues in their code before the app is released, ensuring that any vulnerabilities are addressed prior to launch.
- Security teams: Security teams can leverage SAST software to automate parts of their security testing process and catch any potential weaknesses faster than manual verification.
- QA professionals: Quality assurance professionals can use SAST software to detect logic errors and other defects in application code, improving the overall quality of applications.
- Risk management specialists: Risk management specialists can benefit from SAST software by analyzing the results of automated tests to determine potential areas of vulnerability or risk within an application's environment.
- Business owners/decision makers: Business owners and decision makers benefit from SAST software because it helps them assess applications for potential risks and prioritize resources for resolving those risks quickly.
- Compliance teams: Compliance teams use SAST software to verify that applications meet regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA) or industry standards (e.g., Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard).
How Much Does Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software Cost?
The cost of static application security testing (SAST) software can vary widely depending on the features, complexity and scale of your application. Some open-source solutions are available for free, while commercial software packages range from hundreds to thousands of dollars in licensing fees. It is important to assess the level of protection you need and make sure that whichever solution you choose matches those needs before making a purchase.
Commercial SAST solutions generally include several pricing models such as flat fee or subscription-based plans as well as custom plans tailored to specific customer needs. The most basic packages provide basic vulnerability scanning along with reporting capabilities whereas more advanced options may include additional security tools like data flow analysis or API testing, enabling organizations to find complex flaws in their applications that are difficult or impossible for humans to spot. Additionally, some vendors may offer specialized training and ongoing technical support services for an additional fee.
Before investing in SAST solutions, it’s important to understand how much coverage is necessary for protecting your business and its valuable information assets. Depending on the complexity of your applications and desired level of protection, prices can also vary greatly between vendors so it pays to shop around before committing to one vendor over another.
Risks To Be Aware of Regarding Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software
- False Positives: SAST can generate false positives, which are incorrect warnings or findings of potential vulnerabilities when there are none. This can lead to wasted resources investigating issues that don't exist.
- False Negatives: On the other hand, SAST may miss some real vulnerabilities, resulting in a false sense of security.
- Scalability Challenges: As applications become more complex and larger SAST technologies tend to experience performance issues and scalability challenges.
- Limited Coverage: Although SAST covers a large portion of code within an application, it tends to exclude external components such as libraries and APIs integrated with the system.
- Difficulty Interpreting Results: Without adequate training on how to interpret the results provided by a SAST tool, you could spend more time than necessary trying to make sense of them. Additionally, interpreting findings accurately is key for making good decisions about prioritization and remediation actions.
Types of Software That Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software Integrates With
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) software can integrate with a wide variety of other types of software. These include Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions, cloud infrastructure solutions, application development frameworks and IDEs, version control systems, and DevOps automation tools. Through integrations with these different types of software, SAST automates the process of scanning code for vulnerabilities during development or deployment. This helps to ensure that security tests are run as frequently as possible throughout the entire SDLC. In addition to providing more comprehensive testing coverage without manual intervention, integrations with other types of software also reduce false positives and enable developers to quickly identify issues within their code before they become major problems.
What Are Some Questions To Ask When Considering Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software?
- What languages does the software cover?
- Does it integrate with existing development and testing processes?
- Does it provide real-time feedback to developers?
- Is there a requirement for code instrumentation?
- How is detected security vulnerabilities reported?
- Is the solution adaptable to fast-changing applications?
- Are false positives effectively filtered out or minimized?
- How often is the SAST software updated with new rulesets and other content to be in line with industry best practices and standards (e.g., OWASP)?
- Is there training available for users of the SAST software, either online or in person?
- How much does it cost and are there any additional charges involved with supporting its use or maintenance over time?