Cybersecurity company Snyk Ltd. today announced the launch of Snyk API & Web, a new dynamic application security testing or DAST solution designed to meet the growing demands of modern and ...

A DAST tool is an application security (AppSec) solution that in essence uses similar techniques that a cybercriminal would use to find potential weaknesses in web applications, while they are in use.

While traditional penetration testing (pen testing) has long been the go-to method for identifying security gaps in a organization’s network and web application, a new approach has emerged: ...

As technology advances, ensuring the security of computer systems, networks, and applications becomes increasingly critical. One of the ways in which security professionals can assess the security ...

Quality assurance (QA) departments have traditionally focused on functional testing — making sure that an application works properly and performs tasks seamlessly. But it is increasingly important for ...

Almost every week the media picks up on another case of sensitive data being retrieved from Web sites with bad security. Web application security never has been more important, yet many Web sites ...

Application security is arguably the biggest cyber threat, responsible for 90 percent of security incidents, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Yet it suffers from not-my-job syndrome, ...

In 2023, data breaches come with an average price tag of $4.45 million, emphasizing the inadequacy of relying solely on periodic scans for web applications and application programming interfaces.

Karen Schwartz is a freelance technology writer based in the Washington D.C. area. The Census Bureau has moved many of its applications to the web. And like most agencies, Census experiences the ...

The 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report says most hacks still happen through breaches of web applications. For this reason, testing and securing applications has become a priority for many ...