Growth and Competition: Application Security Testing Market Share Analysis
Quadrant Knowledge Solutions defines Application Security Testing (AST) as the collection of tools used to identify security vulnerabilities in source code at various stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This is achieved through continuous security testing to fortify applications against security threats and vulnerabilities. AST employs a comprehensive approach that spans from the development phase to the protection phase, utilizing a variety of techniques, including Static AST, Dynamic AST, Interactive AST, and Software Component Analysis. To enhance their influence over the development pipeline, organizations are incorporating app sec tools into the DevOps toolchain. By integrating static and dynamic testing into the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline, organizations can gain a more thorough understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) risks. However, it is vital to implement safeguards to ensure that developers employ this technol...