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Interactive Application Security Testing

What is Interactive Application Security Testing?

A security testing approach that combines elements of static and dynamic analysis to identify vulnerabilities while the application is running.

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Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as interactive application security testing. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on interactive application security testing

Requirements naming interactive application security testing across 5 standards, quoted from the control text.

Integrate routine static, dynamic, and interactive application security testing throughout the development and deployment lifecycle.

ZTMM-APP-TEST · Applications Pillar: Application Security Testing

Vulnerability Management is a core technical control area per FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines. (1) Vulnerability Discovery: (a) Authenticated and Unauthenticated Scanning - Nessus + Qualys + Rapid7 + open source; (b) DAST Dynamic Application Security Testing;

JP-FSA-CYB-Vulnerability-Management-Patching-CVE-Risk-Based-Prioritisation-Penetration-Testing-Red-Team · Japan FSA Cybersecurity Vulnerability Management + Patching + CVE Tracking + Risk-Based Prioritisation + Penetration Testing + Red-Team + Bug Bounty + Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure + Zero-Day Response
OWASP ASVS1 control

Per OWASP ASVS V10: protect against malicious code. Requirements include (a) integrate static + dynamic + interactive application security testing in CI/CD pipeline + (b) maintain dependency inventory + SBOM + scan for vulnerabilities + license issues + malici...

OWASPASVS-10 · Malicious Code Verification (V10)

Per OWASP DSOMM Test and Verification dimension: implement comprehensive security testing. Requirements include (a) integrate Static Application Security Testing (SAST) in CI/CD with developer feedback + tuning + (b) operate Dynamic Application Security Testin...

DSOMM-4 · Test and Verification - SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, Penetration Testing
OWASP MASVS1 control

Per OWASP MASVS v2 MASVS-CODE: code quality + build settings + secure updates. Requirements include (a) implement secure coding practices including input validation + output encoding + memory safety + (b) use memory-safe languages + APIs where possible + (c) i...

OWASPMASVS-6 · MASVS-CODE: Code Quality, Build Settings, and Updates

Questions people ask about interactive application security testing

What is Interactive Application Security Testing?
A security testing approach that combines elements of static and dynamic analysis to identify vulnerabilities while the application is running.
Why is Interactive Application Security Testing important for compliance?
Interactive Application Security Testing is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding interactive application security testing helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Interactive Application Security Testing?
Interactive Application Security Testing appears in the requirement text of CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model, Japan FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines for Financial Institutions, OWASP ASVS, OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM), OWASP MASVS. Across these standards we have identified 5 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Interactive Application Security Testing?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how interactive application security testing applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Interactive Application Security Testing applies across compliance frameworks

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