A New Milestone: Cloud-Native Application Security with DAST

As organizations increasingly adopt a “shift anywhere” approach to application security, it has become clear that there isn’t a “one-size-fits-all” solution. Embedding effective security strategies throughout the software development lifecycle in a cost-effective manner without slowing development is a challenging task.

Increasingly, organizations are looking to single-platform solutions that provide oversight, full visibility of risk, and cross-team collaboration. Additionally, companies want the flexibility to operate in a variety of deployment environments, whether they are fully on premises, on cloud, or using a hybrid model.

HCL AppScan 360º: A Cloud-Native Application Security Platform for Modern Enterprises

To address these numerous challenges, HCLSoftware released HCL AppScan 360º in 2023. This fully cloud-native application security platform provides the same modern user interface and experience of their flagship SaaS solution, HCL AppScan on Cloud (ASoC), but designed for on-prem, private cloud, hybrid, and other self-hosted deployment options.

The original release came with AI-assisted static application security testing (SAST), but an aggressive roadmap was laid out to add all the additional testing technologies found in ASoC.

AppScan 360º Adds DAST and Kubernetes Scalability for Enhanced Security

HCLSoftware is proud to announce that HCL AppScan 360º has reached an important milestone in its evolution with the addition of industry-leading dynamic application security testing (DAST). DAST allows users to conduct comprehensive scans of web applications and APIs in real-time, simulating real-world attack scenarios to identify vulnerabilities and security weaknesses.

Automated DAST scans can be incorporated throughout the software development lifecycle, including in the CI/CD pipeline, and configured based on preset policies such as the OWASP Top 10 CVEs. Incremental scanning can be set up to analyze only the most recent code additions to the repository, and test optimization allows users to balance the speed and depth of scans based on what is needed at various stages of development. When combined with SAST, this platform provides greater security coverage than ever before.

HCL AppScan 360 is built on a fully Kubernetes Architecture, the industry-leading container orchestration platform. Both the HCL AppScan Central Platform (ASCP) as well as the DAST and SAST components are designed to leverage Kubernetes' inherent strengths in availability and scaling. Organizations can adapt their security testing efforts to their evolving needs without infrastructure bottlenecks and benefit from streamlined installation and simplified updates.

One of the most important benefits is the ability to effortlessly respond to fluctuating demand with ease. Kubernetes empowers you to seamlessly scale your HCL AppScan 360º infrastructure up or down, ensuring optimal performance during peak periods, and cost efficiency during quieter stretches.

Conclusion

From source code analysis and test automation to triage, remediation, reporting and audits, there is a lot to get right if organizations want to avoid data breaches. HCL AppScan 360º is increasingly providing organizations with both the tools and the flexibility to manage these challenges and compete in the Digital+ economy.

Contact HCL AppScan today to request a demo, or learn more about all of our industry-leading application security testing solutions.