REVIEW OF MODERN AUTOMATED SOFTWARE SECURITY TESTING TOOLS
M. Maksymovych, L. Mychuda · Komp'ûternì sistemi ta merežì · 2025
Nowadays, with the rapid development of modern technologies in software engineering, active digitalization, and the migration of many services online, ensuring the security of these services in terms of integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information has become more important than ever. The level of application security directly depends on investments made in security during software development. Thus, it is crucial for developers to prioritize not only the implementation of functional requirements but also actively address non-functional requirements related to application security. Ensuring application security involves utilizing various tools designed to minimize the probability of successful cyber-attacks. Today, numerous such tools exist, including both commercial and open-source solutions. The purpose of this article is to analyze modern tools for automated software security testing, comparing their capabilities, implementation costs, and integration complexity into the software development lifecycle. Additionally, the article aims to identify the advantages and disadvantages of commercial and open-source solutions, as well as to outline prospective directions for further research aimed at simplifying the integration of free tools into the application security assurance practice. Keywords: automation, cybersecurity, containerization, protection, software, testing.