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Security testing
What is security testing?
Security testing looks for the ways software can be broken on purpose. Where functional testing asks whether a feature works, security testing asks whether someone can abuse it: inject data it shouldn't accept, reach pages they shouldn't see, or pull out information that should stay private. The goal is to find those holes before an attacker does.
It splits along a few lines. Static analysis (SAST) reads the source code for risky patterns without running it. Dynamic analysis (DAST) attacks the running application from the outside, the way a real adversary would. Dependency scanning flags known vulnerabilities in the libraries you didn't write but ship anyway. Penetration testing puts a human in the loop to chain small weaknesses into a real breach. A classic catch is an input field that fails to sanitize a quote mark, opening the door to SQL injection that a SAST scan and a DAST probe both should flag.
Frameworks like the OWASP Top 10 give teams a shared map of what to check first, from injection and broken authentication to misconfigured access control. The discipline matters most where data is sensitive or regulated, and the cost of a leak is measured in trust and fines rather than a bug ticket.
Security testing at Dallonses
We treat security as part of the build, not a gate at the end. Dependency and static scans run in the pipeline on every change, so a vulnerable package or an obvious injection risk shows up at the pull request instead of in an audit months later. When the stakes are high, we bring in deeper review against the OWASP Top 10 and the threats specific to the system.
The honest part is scope. We tell clients plainly what we cover and what needs a dedicated penetration test from a specialist, because pretending otherwise helps no one. Our quality assurance includes the security checks a development team can own day to day, and we hand them over documented, so the protection holds up after we step back.
Handling data you can't afford to lose? Let's find the gaps before someone else does.
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