Dynamic Application Security Testing

Dynamic application security testing offers greater web security

Applications are one of the most critical parts of enterprise security today. The majority of attacks by hackers and other malicious individuals are directed at applications. Through flaws in applications, hackers can use the applications themselves to gain access to confidential company data and customer information. There are a variety of software security assessment products available today that provide code analysis to find flaws and malicious code. Static analysis products scan software before it goes "live" (called "white box analysis"), while dynamic application security testing products perform "black box analysis" for web application security. Manual penetration testing offers an even more detailed analysis, though it consumes much more time and resources. To implement manual, static, and dynamic application security testing in the past meant buying and operating multiple on-premises products. But today, Veracode provides a more effective and cost-efficient solution.

Veracode combines static, manual, and dynamic application security testing

Veracode SecurityReview® is an automated, on-demand, application security testing solution that delivers static, dynamic, and manual testing in a single service. Instead of purchasing dynamic application security assessment software and having to install it, train employees on it, maintain, and upgrade it, Veracode offers a testing solution that is built on the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. Enterprises can submit applications for security testing through an online platform. Results are returned within 24 to 72 hours and are prioritized by the flaws that are the most serious and which can be fixed fastest—keeping in mind the business objectives of the organization. With static and dynamic application security testing from Vercode, companies can easily integrate software vulnerability assessment into the software development life cycle, as well as the software procurement process.

Binary analysis aids dynamic application security testing

While dynamic analysis provides greater web services security, Veracode's static binary application security testing offers comprehensive analysis of application code. Where other products scan source code to look for vulnerabilities, Veracode scans binary code—compiled or "byte" code. This is significant because application source code is often not available for testing: many applications are "mash-ups" of software from a variety of sources—third-party libraries, open-source software, offshore vendor components, commercial off-the-shelf packages, etc. —and source code for these applications is rarely available. By focusing on binary code, Veracode enables enterprises to scan 100 percent of an application, providing far greater security.

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