Why Most SAST RFPs Fail in Regulated Environments

Request for Proposals (RFPs) are a common mechanism for selecting Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools in large organizations. Yet, in regulated environments, many SAST RFPs fail — not at procurement time, but months later during audits, incidents, or operational reality. This failure is rarely caused by a poor tool choice alone. It is usually … Read more

How Auditors Actually Review SAST Controls in Regulated Environments

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) is often presented as a core DevSecOps control. However, there is a significant gap between how security teams believe auditors assess SAST and how auditors actually do it. In regulated environments, auditors do not evaluate SAST tools as security products. They evaluate them as operational controls within the software delivery … Read more