Guard web applications against targeted attacks with IBM® Rational® AppScan

Despite the firewalls and authentication, it is a single compromise of web applications that could just be the back door access to sensitive resources, savvy hackers were looking for.

IBM’s resolve for this is its market leading solution IBM Rational AppScan. This solution scans applications, identifies vulnerabilities, and generates recommendations to ease remediation.

AppScan allows a user to either automatically or manually scan a web application, post which, the testing is undertaken. This testing highlights a vulnerability list that is prioritized, which in turn enables the user to understand it and drill down into its specifics.

Its request response tab gives the user details on AppScan’s modus operandi and responses to vulnerabilities. The advisory tab for each of the vulnerability furthers this understanding and complements it with a web lecture.

Some of its Features

The remediation tab speaks the developer’s language and a guide on fixing the problem.

The report wizard allows the user to disseminate the information in a scan to many different types of audiences.

It generates customized security report for executives, developers, QA people through a built-in template.

IBM Rational AppScan also includes prebuilt industry standard reports that map the vulnerabilities, which indicate whether or not a company is conforming to the standards. It is a tool that can be used throughout the software development lifecycle.

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