High SAST Vulnerabilities

Overview

The High SAST Vulnerabilities widget shows the count of high severity security issues identified through Static Application Security Testing. This metric is vital for IT Operations (IT Ops) and Security Operations (Sec Ops) engineers monitoring significant security risks in application code.

Value for IT and Security Engineers

Security Perspective

• Risk Assessment: Identifies significant security weaknesses that could be exploited to compromise applications.

• Security Baseline: Helps maintain strong security posture by tracking important vulnerabilities.

• Vulnerability Management: Supports systematic approach to handling significant security issues.

Operational Perspective

• Sprint Planning: Helps prioritize security fixes in development sprints.

• Quality Gates: Supports implementation of security quality gates in CI/CD pipelines.

• Technical Debt: Prevents accumulation of security-related technical debt.

Use Case Scenarios

• Release Planning: Include high-severity vulnerability remediation in release schedules.

• Code Reviews: Focus code review efforts on areas with high-severity findings.

• Security Metrics: Track improvements in application security over time.

Through clear visibility of high-severity issues, this widget helps teams maintain strong application security while balancing development velocity with risk management.