Automated Application Vulnerability Scanning
Critical insights into the security posture of web and mobile applications by identifying vulnerabilities and supporting effective mitigation strategies.
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) simulates real attacks on your live apps to uncover vulnerabilities before attackers do, while Static Application Security Testing (SAST) analyzes your source code to find weaknesses early in development. Together, they provide full visibility and help you deliver secure, compliant software faster.
What's Automated Application Vulnerability Scanning
Dynamic application security testing (DAST) is like a live-fire drill for your running applications. We simulate real-world attacks on your APIs, endpoints, and user flows—uncovering vulnerabilities like XSS, SQL injection, and insecure configurations before attackers do.
Your app runs. But does it run secure?
Static application security testing (SAST) dives deep into your source code, scanning for flaws like hardcoded secrets, insecure logic, and vulnerable dependencies—long before your app ever goes live.
Together, they give you full-spectrum visibility:
- DAST shows how your app behaves under attack,
- SAST reveals what’s lurking in your codebase.
Think of it as a dual-layer defense that helps you catch vulnerabilities earlier, stay compliant, and ship secure software—faster.
What's Automated Application Vulnerability Scanning
Automated Application Vulnerability Scanning DAST tool follows a Zero-Knowledge testing methodology to dynamically analyze running web applications and APIs for security vulnerabilities. SAST tool is a comprehensive security assessment of application source code, bytecode, or binaries. It helps identify vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle by analyzing the application’s internal structure without executing it. This includes detecting issues such as insecure coding practices, input validation flaws, authentication weaknesses, and improper handling of sensitive data.
The scope of each engagement—whether SAST or DAST—is customizable based on the organization’s security maturity and objectives. DAST testing approach is specifically tailored to application architecture and client needs.
What does it cover?
- Crawling the application to discover all accessible endpoints, pages, and input fields
- Based on the discovered inputs and application structure, generates test cases targeting known vulnerability patterns
- The tool sends crafted payloads to inputs and monitors the application's responses to detect anomalies and vulnerabilities
- Login mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication, one-time passwords, and third-party auth providers
- Detected issues are correlated with known vulnerability types (e.g., OWASP Top 10, CWE)
- Findings can be mapped to compliance standards like OWASP, PCI DSS, HIPAA, NIST, etc
What you get from SAST & DAST
- Validated Findings
Detailed report on each exploited weakness, including its nature, location, and potential impact. - Risk Ratings
Severity levels based on likelihood and business impact (assigned manually). - Proof of Exploitability
Demonstrations of how vulnerabilities were exploited, including reproduction steps and documentation. - Security Standard Mapping
A section that maps the findings and remediation efforts to relevant security standard (e.g., OWASP ASVS) - Outcome Presentation
Clear, outcome-focused session for both technical teams and executive leadership.
Why it matters?
- Proactive Security Posture
By integrating SAST and DAST into the software development process, organizations can adopt a proactive security posture—identifying and addressing security flaws before the application is deployed or exposed to potential attackers. - Unbiased Assessment
Independent testing ensures a clear and objective understanding of your current risk landscape. - Regulatory Compliance
Supports your evidence base for GDPR, ISO 27001, NIS2, and other frameworks.