Avoiding False Positive: The Silent SAST Killer

Author: Dotan Nahum False positives are the most frustrating aspect of performing security testing. It’s like playing a game of whack-a-mole: every time you run a test, you have to wonder whether false positives will pop up in your results and distract you from the real attacks. A recent survey revealed that 62% of respondents are so irked by this problem that they would rather immediately reduce false positives than immediately catch more true positives. The question is, is it even possible to avoid them, or are they simply the Achilles heel of software development? SAST: The Ideal Environment for […]

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