sast-dast
Safeguard articles tagged "sast-dast" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
27 articles
Reading a Scan Report: What Actually Matters
Most scan reports bury the three fields that decide whether a finding needs action today — this is how to read one without drowning in noise.
Website Scanners, Web Scanners, and URL Scanners: What's the Difference
Website scanner, web scanner, and URL scanner are often used interchangeably, but they can mean very different depth of analysis depending on the vendor. Here's how to tell them apart.
ASPM Security: Application Security Posture Management Explained
ASPM doesn't scan anything new — it aggregates and prioritizes findings your existing SAST, DAST, and SCA tools already produce, which is exactly the problem most AppSec teams actually have.
IAST Security: Interactive Application Security Testing Explained
IAST security instruments a running application to watch real requests flow through real code, catching vulnerabilities that static analysis and black-box scanning both miss.
Security Testing Automation: What to Automate, and What Not To
Security testing automation pays off fastest on repetitive, well-defined checks — here's a clear line between what to automate and what still needs a human.
What Is a Vulnerability Scan? How It Works and What It Finds
A vulnerability scan automatically checks code, dependencies, and running systems against known weaknesses — here's what it actually inspects and where it stops short of a full assessment.
What Is XSS? Cross-Site Scripting Full Form and Basics
XSS is short for cross-site scripting, a vulnerability that lets attackers run malicious scripts in a victim's browser. Here's how it works, its three main types, and how it's actually caught.
Application Security Consulting: What to Actually Expect
Application security consulting services range from a two-week penetration test to a multi-year embedded program, and knowing which one you're buying changes what you should expect to get out of it.
Runtime Application Security Protection (RASP), Explained
Runtime application security protection instruments your app from the inside so it can block attacks in production, not just flag them in a report.
Application Security Platforms vs Point Tools in 2026
When a consolidated application security platform actually beats a stack of best-of-breed point tools, and when it doesn't — a buyer's framework for 2026.
DevOps Metrics That Security Teams Should Watch Too
Deploy frequency and lead time aren't just engineering KPIs — read alongside vulnerability data, they tell security teams exactly where risk is accumulating.
The Snyk Tool: What It Does, and What It Doesn't
The Snyk tool covers SCA, container, and IaC scanning well, but its SAST depth and enterprise pricing are the two things buyers most often get wrong going in.
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