Application Security Tools

Application security tools encompass a comprehensive set of functionalities that are designed to proactively identify, assess, and therefore secure web applications and software across all development lifecycle stages. These tools take a multi-faceted approach, incorporating various testing practices, security controls as well as vulnerability management solutions to ensure the resilience of applications against cyber threats. 

Additionally, application security and testing solutions also help uncover and prevent unauthorized access, while ensuring data stored within the application remains consistent, accurate, and protected from unauthorized manipulation or deletion.

Key Features of Application Security Tools

• Vulnerability Scanning and Assessment: Application security begins with a comprehensive scan to identify potential weaknesses and entry points for cyber threats.
• Code Analysis and Static Application Security Testing (SAST): Scrutinizes source code for vulnerabilities during the development phase, ensuring a secure codebase.
• Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST): Assesses the behavior of all user-facing components in an application during runtime, to uncover vulnerabilities.
• Web Application Firewall (WAF) Capabilities: A proactive defense, preventing attacks and unauthorized access to web applications. WAFs can be further integrated with web security solutions to ensure complete web application security as well.
• API Security and Microservices Protection: With the rise of APIs and microservices, application security tools protect these components, safeguarding the interconnected digital ecosystem.
• Authentication and Authorization Controls: Ensuring secure access, authentication, and authorization, these controls play a pivotal role in mitigating unauthorized access.
• Encryption and Data Protection: Protecting sensitive data through encryption and robust data protection mechanisms is a cornerstone of application security.

Other Key Integrations with Application Security Tools

In addition to integrating with vulnerability management and independent SAST/DAST providers, application security tools can also commonly be integrated with the following allied solutions to maintain all-round cybersecurity for your software, its complete network perimeter and attack surface.

• Identity and Access Management (IAM) tools
• Cloud security solutions
• Data security solutions
• IoT security solutions
• Threat intelligence platforms