The document discusses the increasing necessity of automated security testing due to rising cyber threats and the limitations of manual testing. It introduces the DevSecOps methodology, which integrates security practices within the development lifecycle to enhance application security. Key practices include breaking applications into segments for vulnerability assessment, choosing appropriate tools, and automating security tests to mitigate risks before deployment.

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Security testing has become an incessant requirement as the number of attacks and risks
have increased in the virtual world. In order to provide security to the application, manual
security testing won’t work as the risks are deeper these days. This is the reason; Automated
Security testing has taken over.
As a regular implementation, security testing is also conducted as soon as the application is
made or is through with its development phase. However, with DevOps ruling the world, there
has been a change in the way we perceive security testing. The ideal way to ensure security
is to bring security into the lifecycle with the development process. In this way, the results
would be accurate, and security attacks or threats won’t disrupt the application.
To bring security to the forefront of every application, there is a new methodology that has
evolved, i.e. DevSecOps. DevSecOps balances the security testing needs by integrating the
core strengths of DevOps within the security testing process. In this methodology, security
checks are done within the deployment and development pipelines to make everyone
responsible for security. Hence, automated tests are embedded in the testing lifecycle,
helping the security flaws to be recognized before the application is launched.
Here are the top best practices for automated security testing that can help
in identifying how security testing can be integrated seamlessly into the
development lifecycle.
Identifying the vulnerabilities
Carrying out consistent checks are important. To make the application perform well and be
vulnerability-free, it is suggested to break the application into segments and then validate
them for all the vulnerabilities. This complete process helps in recognizing the paths and
ambiguities in all aspects of the application. Loopholes and failure paths of the application’s
vulnerabilities can be recognized extremely well by this process. There are several bugs and
viruses that arise in the cyberspace, making this space hard to survive. By breaking the
application into segments and running automated tests for every task.
Choosing the right tool
There are various tools and technologies in the market that are boosting the execution of
DevOps, security, and automation. However, there is a dire need to choose the right tool for
execution.
Automating Security Tests
Security Testing requires special behavior and methods. Performing automation tests for
security resembles automation of performance or functional tests. Automated Security
Testing also needs to fragment into functional security tests such as password
authentication, generation, and specific non-functional tests against known strengths,
weaknesses and scanning of the application and logic. The main objective is to make the
parts of security testing break into sections and then automate the tests to identify the
success criteria.
Test for Vulnerability Outbreak
The main objective behind automating security tests is to get the application all prepared for
the possible outbreaks. Outlining the goals and methods, it is imperative to use the correct
tools and frameworks for an eruption.
How
Automation Can
Help Boost Security
Conclusion
Automation frameworks grow better and improved test cases over
time. Consequently, capitalizing on building a robust framework for
security testing is indeed important for an enterprise. An end-to-end
Automated Security Testing strategy can help in safeguarding the
business-critical application.