Deploy Application Security Testing to Safeguard Your Application from Security Attacks

Alan Smith
Jul 21, 2017 · 3 min read
Application Security Testing

Most of the organizations devote their full effort in developing the quality applications. They often don’t a lot enough resources in testing the security of the application. In today’s scenario, in which everything is connected to the internet, and there is a frequent exchange of information, it is necessary to safeguard yourself from known threats and be ready to tackle any threats of the future. Everyday we hear a new story that some website or application got breached, releasing sensitive information. Consequently, companies lose their credibility which affects their business. That’s why the security tools are becoming more & more popular throughout the world.

Application Security Testing Tools

With cyber crime increasing worldwide, ensuring protection via application security testing has become a necessity for organizations& governments as well.

Web application security testing includes:

1: SAST: Securing the Foundation of the Application

Since hackers are targeting application layer vulnerabilities, it is necessary to secure source code of the application. This is where Static Application Security Testing (SAST) comes into the picture.It allows quick &effective scanning of the source code and detecting issues even before the build reaches the production stage.

2: Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

IAST is broadly defined as a combination of SAST & Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST).

The demand for application security testing is increasing. When it comes to security risks, the developers should focus on improving the security for the instances when the web application sends and receives data from third party applications.

Application security testing reduces the burden of vulnerabilities and identifies where they reside within the code base.

We, at Avyaan, have competent testers and developers, who have experience in testing thousands of apps of different companies from various industries. We collaborate seamlessly with our client’s team to understand the flow of data in and out of the web app and then dig deep to find out the possible loopholes in securities which can be exploited by Hackers.

Contact us at sales@avyaan.com to know more about our services and how we can help you to improve security of your web and mobile app or read more about us here https://www.avyaan.com/services.php

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