Gartner defines the application security testing (AST) market as the buyers and sellers of products and services designed to analyze and test applications for security vulnerabilities. This market is highly dynamic and continues to experience rapid evolution in response to changing application architectures and enabling technologies. AST tools are offered either as software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based subscription offerings, or less often, as on-premises software. Many vendors offer both options.
Secure Code Training Tools are designed to educate developers on best practices and techniques for writing secure code, helping to prevent vulnerabilities in software. They provide interactive lessons, coding challenges, and real-world scenarios focused on security best practices, common vulnerabilities, and their mitigation strategies. Developers are trained in secure code practices for comprehensive coding languages using different methods like optimized content, gamified lessons, videos, workshops, challenges, and expert assessments. Through engaging learning experiences and direct application of security principles, developers are better equipped to address and mitigate security risks in their coding projects. They also offer role-specific educational content and programming-specific information for developers. By integrating security best practices into every phase of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), these tools help ensure that software is built with security considerations from the ground up.
Gartner defines Software Composition Analysis (SCA) as a technology that analyzes applications and related artifacts (containers, registries, etc.) to detect open-source and third-party software components known to have security and functional vulnerabilities, are out-of-date for security patches, or that pose licensing risks. SCA products and services help ensure the enterprise software supply chain includes only secure components and, therefore, supports secure application development and assembly