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Static Application Security Testing

What is Static Application Security Testing?

A security testing methodology that analyzes source code, bytecode, or binary code for security vulnerabilities without executing the application.

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

What the standards actually require on static application security testing

Requirements naming static application security testing across 4 standards, quoted from the control text.

Integrate static application security testing into the delivery workflow as a gating control, so results can block vulnerable code from being committed, built or deployed.

ASBv3-DS-4 · Integrate static application security testing into DevOps pipeline

All software artefacts are tested to detect known weaknesses using static application security testing (SAST), dynamic application security testing (DAST) or software composition analysis (SCA), depending on the software artefact type, before being imported in...

ISM-2028 · All software artefacts are tested to detect known weaknesses using static application secu

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

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

Questions people ask about static application security testing

What is Static Application Security Testing?
A security testing methodology that analyzes source code, bytecode, or binary code for security vulnerabilities without executing the application.
Why is Static Application Security Testing important for compliance?
Static Application Security Testing is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding static 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 Static Application Security Testing?
Static Application Security Testing appears in the requirement text of Azure Security Benchmark, Australian Information Security Manual, Japan FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines for Financial Institutions, OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM). Across these standards we have identified 4 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Static Application Security Testing?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how static 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 Static Application Security Testing applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

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