A Theoretical Versus a Practical Approach to Application Security

Modern software development practices such as agile and DevOps have increased the complexity of applications as well as the speed at which they are produced. But as applications become smaller and more numerous, understanding and managing their security risk often requires more time than business needs allow.

Shifting security left—introducing application security testing (AST) tools earlier in the software development life cycle (SDLC)—while successful in preventing some vulnerabilities from getting into production, presents cultural challenges, such as 

• Lengthy scan cycles
• Duplicate findings and false positives
• Proliferation of tools and scans 

Another consideration frequently overlooked in the rush to shift left is that security risk always comes from the right—that is, from the production side of the equation. A developer who writes risky code hasn’t put the organization at risk until that code is deployed in the production environment.

Download the eBook to learn

• Why there is a persistent need to test applications in their deployed state
• What the differences are between static application security testing (SAST) and dynamic application security testing (DAST)
• Why SAST and DAST should complement each other
• How DAST benefits developers and software security professionals 

The eBook also highlights the unique features of WhiteHat™ Dynamic that enable organizations to build trust in their software by testing applications at DevOps speed and enterprise scale.