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Automated security testing

A plug-and-play SAST/DAST pipeline with secret management and automated reporting — embedding security validation into CI/CD against OWASP and CWE standards.

Outcome

95% of third-party vulns caught on day zero

Outcome

90% caught early in the cycle

Outcome

40% less code refactoring

Overview

The client struggled to integrate robust security testing across all system layers and couldn't generate actionable security-analysis reports. Automating security checks in CI/CD — while adhering to OWASP Top 10 and CWE Top 25 — was initially difficult.

The challenge

Security testing not integrated across all system layers
No actionable security-analysis reporting
Hard to automate security checks within CI/CD
Maintaining adherence to OWASP Top 10 and CWE Top 25

Our approach

Automated report generation for both SAST and DAST, with a secret-management check
Built a plug-and-play solution for easy integration of security test execution and analysis into CI/CD
Automated security-focused code reviews to catch issues early in the cycle
Mapped findings and gates to OWASP Top 10 and CWE Top 25

Results & business impact

Detected 95% of third-party vulnerabilities on day zero
Caught 90% of vulnerabilities early in the development cycle
40% reduction in code-refactoring effort
30% reduction in overall testing effort while meeting OWASP & CWE standards

Tools & technology

SAST DAST Secret management CI/CD plug-in OWASP Top 10 / CWE Top 25

Delivered by NovasIQ teams and advisors across companies. Outcomes are drawn from delivered engagements and have been anonymized; client identity withheld.

Automated security testing

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