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Published inDec 2023
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Vandana Verma Sehgal
Vandana Verma Sehgal
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Vandana Verma Sehgal

Vandana Verma Sehgal is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 17 years of experience, specializes in DevSecOps, and has a diverse background in Vulnerability management, SOC, Infrastructure, Application, and Cloud Security. She is a speaker and trainer, having presented at events like Global OWASP AppSec, BlackHat, and Grace Hopper. Vandana actively contributes to the cybersecurity community as a member of the OWASP Global Board of Directors, and Black Hat Asia Review Board and is deeply involved in diversity initiatives like InfosecGirls, WoSec, and null. She has earned numerous awards, including Cyber Security Woman of the Year 2020 and Application Security Influencer 2020 in India. Her passion for diversity and inclusion drives initiatives like InfosecGirls, WoSec, and InfosecKids, inspiring and empowering the next generation of security professionals.
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In conclusion, SAST is a crucial process in software development that helps identify security vulnerabilities early in the development life cycle. By analyzing the source code of an application for potential security issues, SAST tools can help developers fix issues before they are deployed into production, reducing the risk of security breaches.

SAST offers several benefits, including early detection of vulnerabilities, cost-effective security testing, and the ability to identify security issues in third-party code. However, it also has limitations, including the potential for false positives and false negatives, and the inability to detect certain types of security issues.

Despite these limitations, SAST is a critical component of a comprehensive application security program. It should be used in conjunction with other security measures, such as SCA and manual penetration testing, to provide a multi-layered approach to application security.

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Published in: Dec 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803231495

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Vandana Verma Sehgal

Vandana Verma Sehgal is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 17 years of experience, specializes in DevSecOps, and has a diverse background in Vulnerability management, SOC, Infrastructure, Application, and Cloud Security. She is a speaker and trainer, having presented at events like Global OWASP AppSec, BlackHat, and Grace Hopper. Vandana actively contributes to the cybersecurity community as a member of the OWASP Global Board of Directors, and Black Hat Asia Review Board and is deeply involved in diversity initiatives like InfosecGirls, WoSec, and null. She has earned numerous awards, including Cyber Security Woman of the Year 2020 and Application Security Influencer 2020 in India. Her passion for diversity and inclusion drives initiatives like InfosecGirls, WoSec, and InfosecKids, inspiring and empowering the next generation of security professionals.
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