Identifying vulnerabilities early in the development process
Identifying vulnerabilities early in the development process is one of the key benefits of SAST, along with Software Component Analysis (SCA) and threat modeling. SAST tools analyze application source code before it is compiled and deployed, allowing vulnerabilities to be identified early in the development cycle. By doing this, organizations can remediate them before they are deployed into production. This reduces the risk of security incidents and minimizes the cost of remediation.
Identifying such vulnerabilities early is a key benefit of SAST as it allows organizations to remediate vulnerabilities before they are deployed into production, reduce the risk of security incidents, and comply with regulatory requirements.
The SAST process
The SAST process is a set of activities and workflows that are used to perform SAST. Here is an overview of the typical SAST process and workflow:
- Tool selection: The first...
