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Application Security Categories
Explore tools organized by security testing methodology
Static Application Security Testing
Static Code Analysis
02Software Composition Analysis
Dependency Vulnerability Scanning
03Dynamic Application Security Testing
Dynamic Vulnerability Scanning
04Interactive Application Security Testing
Runtime Code Analysis
05Runtime Application Self-Protection
Runtime Attack Protection
06AI Security & LLM Red Teaming
LLM Security & Red Teaming
07API Security Testing
API Discovery & Protection
08Infrastructure as Code Security
Infrastructure Misconfiguration Scanning
09Application Security Posture Management
Unified Vulnerability Management
10Mobile Application Security Testing
iOS & Android Security Testing
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