DAST vs AI Code: TL;DR Traditional DAST requires 8+ hours for comprehensive scanning while AI-generated code deploys 10 times daily. This speed mismatch creates a fundamental security gap: most organizations run DAST weekly, leaving 70+ deployments unchecked between scans. The Contrast Runtime Security Platform offers a fundamentally different approach by ... Read More

TL;DR AI-powered vulnerability remediation often fails because it lacks context about how your applications actually work. Runtime intelligence solves this by providing AI with real-world application behavior data, architecture insights, and dependency information. This context-aware approach reduces remediation time by up to 87% while eliminating the false positives that plague ... Read More

TL;DR AI coding assistants can hallucinate package names, creating phantom dependencies that don't exist in official repositories. Attackers exploit this predictable behavior through slopsquatting, which involves registering malicious packages with names that AI models commonly suggest. This emerging supply chain attack requires new detection approaches focused on behavioral analysis to ... Read More

We’re proud to share that Gartner has once again recognized Contrast Security as a Visionary in the 2025 Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing (AST).  ... Read More

Security tool consolidation fails because traditional security tools operate outside application runtime where attacks actually execute. While consolidation can reduce complexity and centralize alerts, it cannot fix the fundamental blindspot: WAFs, EDR, and SIEM platforms lack visibility into actual code execution, data flows, and application logic. The solution isn't more ... Read More

What Is Runtime Application Security? Runtime application security monitors code execution from inside applications during production, detecting and blocking attacks that traditional security tools cannot see. Unlike perimeter-based tools that operate from outside, runtime security embeds lightweight sensors directly into the application runtime environment, providing continuous visibility into code execution, ... Read More

As students head back to school, Contrast Security customers are getting ready for more sophisticated cyberattacks. Dark Reading published a feature on the growing risks facing K-12 schools.  ... Read More