DevSecOps stands for Development, Security and Operations. DevSecOps involves introducing security practices and integrating tools earlier in the software development life cycle (SDLC), rather than treating security as a separate, post-development activity.
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) is one of the key security practices that can be integrated into DevSecOps. It is a type of security testing that analyzes the source code of an application to identify potential security vulnerabilities before the code is deployed. SAST tools scan the source code line by line, looking for security weaknesses such as buffer overflow, SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers. SAST can be done for a variety of programming languages, including C/C++, Java, Python, Ruby, and others. It can be integrated into a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline, allowing de