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AppSec

Top 10 DAST Best Practices in 2025

With 42% of companies suffering from external attacks attributed to vulnerabilities in software security, Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) is a valuable technique for businesses to identify vulnerabilities before attackers do. By emulating real-world cyberattacks and identifying vulnerabilities in real-time, DAST tools provide a layer of defense against such vulnerabilities.

May 167 min read

Top 7 Open Source Vulnerability Scanning Tools in 2025

Open-source vulnerability scanning tools offer potent features without a price tag, making them accessible to a wide range of users, from individual developers to large enterprises.

May 95 min read

List of the best SOC (Security Operations Center) Tools ['25]

An effectively equipped SOC team holds significant importance in countering cybersecurity threats and promptly addressing security incidents. A Security Operations Center (SOC) team uses a range of security tools, methodologies, and protocols to identify and prevent security incidents.

Apr 47 min read

Top 8 Checkmarx Alternatives: Key Features & Pricing Analyzed

Checkmarx is an application security testing (AST) solution that includes a range of tools and services within its Checkmarx One platform for identifying, analyzing, and mitigating security vulnerabilities. However, organizations may consider alternatives to Checkmarx for various reasons such as cost, usability, performance, or specialized requirements.

Jan 105 min read

Top 10+ Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Tools in 2025

Software composition analysis (SCA) has become crucial with the growing adoption of open source in software development. Software composition analysis allows development teams to efficiently monitor and assess any open-source component. However, not all SCA solutions offer the same features and level of effectiveness.

May 284 min read

DAST Software Pricing Comparison: Burp Suite, Nessus & More

With over 20 DAST tools on the market, selecting the most suitable one can be challenging due to their different features and pricing options. We’ve compiled publicly available information on vendors’ pricing strategies, making it easy to get an overview and estimate the likely costs you may face.

May 94 min read

Top 7 Pentesting Tools: Features, Pricing & Comparison ['25]

AIMultiple vetted the top pentesting tools in the market based on their features, price, focus and popularity. See the links below for our reasoning. Pentesting tools are software applications used to evaluate the security of computer systems, networks, or web applications by simulating an attack from malicious outsiders.

Mar 119 min read

Top 5 Alternatives to Tenable Nessus : Features & Comparison

Several notable options are available in the DAST and vulnerability scanning tools market. We selected the top alternatives to Tenable Nessus based on our research and DAST benchmark.

May 25 min read

Top 10 Open source / Free DAST Tools Compared in 2025

We relied on our research on vulnerability scanning tools and DAST to pick leading open source DAST tools & free versions of proprietary DAST software. See our rationale by following the links on product names: As the cost and number of cyberattacks increase, businesses increasingly adopt DAST tools to improve their security posture.

May 95 min read

Top 10 IAST Tools in 2025

During my 17 years of cybersecurity experience, including being the CISO of a fintech serving 125,000 merchants, I have seen the growth of interactive testing features. My PoCs with leading vendors helped me prepare the list below. I included the names of IAST modules for tools providing multiple testing methods.

May 91 min read