With the rise in cyberattacks and security breaches, it has become essential for organizations to ensure the safety of their digital assets. As a result, vulnerability scanning has become a critical aspect of any organization’s security strategy.

We are excited to announce that we have added Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) to our suite of security scanning tools. With this new addition, we can now offer our clients a more comprehensive security assessment of their web applications.

Whether you’re a small business owner or a large corporation, DAST is an important tool for protecting your web applications against security threats. Businesses can fortify their web applications against cyber attacks and other security threats.

By adding DAST to our security scanning tools, we can now offer a more complete security assessment of your applications. Our solution uses DAST to identify vulnerabilities in running applications and provide recommendations for remediation through JIT (Just-in-Time) training. This new tool empowers you to proactively address security concerns, minimizing the risk of a security incident.

We are committed to providing the best possible security solutions for our clients, and the addition of DAST to our suite of tools is just one example of this commitment.

For a short overview of DAST, click here.

What is DAST?

DAST is designed to help businesses ensure the security of their web applications. It conducts a thorough analysis of web applications, identifying potential vulnerabilities through simulated attacks.

A DAST scanner searches for vulnerabilities in a running application and then sends automated alerts if it finds flaws that allow for attacks like SQL injections, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), and more. Since DAST tools are equipped to function in a dynamic environment, they can detect certain runtime flaws that SAST tools can’t identify.

How is DAST different from SAST?

DAST differs from Static Application Security Testing (SAST), which focuses on analyzing source code. DAST provides real-time feedback on the security of web applications by testing them as an attacker would, identifying vulnerabilities that may not be visible through other testing methods. This type of testing is essential for identifying vulnerabilities that could lead to data breaches or other security incidents.

Find out how DAST and SAST complement each other here.

Where do I access DAST?

With DAST, users have the ability to create multiple Assets, each containing multiple Environments for testing. Users can trigger scans on each Environment for Vulnerabilities.

Step 1: Access the new “Assets” page in the GuardRails dashboard.

On this page, you have an overview of all created Assets. You can trigger scans for the Default Environment of a specific Asset by clicking on the “Scan” button.

Step 2: Click on “Create New Asset” to start creating a new Asset

Step 3: After creating an Asset successfully, it will prompt another modal to let you add Environments (You can add multiple Environments in an Asset).

Step 4: After the creation of Asset(s) and Environment(s), users can either:

• trigger the scan for the Default Environment by clicking on the “Scan” button on the Assets list;

• or trigger the scan for a specific Environment by clicking on the “Scan” button on the Environments list of an Asset

Step 5: After a successful scan, navigate to the Asset detail pages or Environment detail pages to view scan results

• Scans list in the Asset detail page

• Vulnerabilities list in the Asset detail page

• Findings list in the Asset detail page

• Scans list in the Environment detail page

• Vulnerabilities list in the Environment detail page

• Findings list in the Environment detail page

Step 6: Click on one of the vulnerabilities or finding to view further details.

Any feedback or help needed? Reach out to us at [email protected].

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