Corgea (YC S23) reposted this
🚨 Has SAST become: Security Alerts Sometimes True? 🚨 Research shows that: 📉 ~60% of vulnerabilities go undetected by commercial SAST tools. 🚫 ~30% of findings from these tools are false positives. That’s not just inefficient—it’s risky. Every missed vulnerability is a potential breach waiting to happen. Every false positive wastes critical developer and security team time. SAST tools promise to secure your code, but the reality is falling short. Your code—and your customers—deserve more than "sometimes true" security. What are you doing to move beyond the limitations of traditional SAST? #AppSec #Cybersecurity #CodeSecurity
💡 Great insight! The limitations of traditional SAST are a significant challenge for many organizations. To move beyond these, Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) offers a promising alternative. IAST operates within a running application, providing real-time, context-aware vulnerability detection with far greater accuracy than static analysis alone. It not only reduces false positives but also helps uncover vulnerabilities that SAST tools often miss—bridging the gap between development and security teams. By combining IAST with robust DevSecOps practices, teams can achieve faster, more reliable security testing while minimizing inefficiencies. Curious to hear how others are integrating IAST into their workflows. Are we ready to evolve from "sometimes true" to always proactive?
Love this Ahmad!
Offensive Security leader @Include Security; obsessed w/ Product Security and AppSec
1mo~60% of vulnerabilities go undetected by commercial SAST tools. ~30% of findings from these tools are false positives. Got sources to cite on those stats? And in what context; A default run of the product? Or tuned run by somebody who read the actual docs of their SAST product? 😁