This episode provides a deep dive into Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools. Learn how they work, why they don't work as well as you think they will in certain use cases, and find some novel ways apply them to your organization. Special thanks to John Steven for coming on the show to share his expertise.

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Full Transcripts - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zoA70k78IjqyJky-2u7_-i2jlWke8_cb

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction
02:51 Source Code Analyzers
04:22 The three bears of Static Analysis
06:01 Do Linters work Better?
08:00 The Value of Full Programming Analysis Tools over Linters
11:30 The Impact of a Developer's Analysis on a Developer Environment
13:05 SAST Testing
15:47 OWASP Benchmarking
19:13 The First Static Analysis Tools
20:53 Can you break up that worry about Automated Testing?
22:44 Using Static Analysis for Defect Discovery
24:18 Using Static Analysis to Improve Web Security
31:37 Using Static Analysis to Drive Cloud Security
33:15 The Second Thing to Look Out for When Choosing a Static Analysis Tool
34:55 Using Static Analysis to Build a Vulnerability Management Practice
37:35 Can you use Static Analysis to Find Insider Threat?

#113 - SAST Security (with John Steven)