How to use IAST to prove exploitable vulnerabilities within your first-party code

New Relic's Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) offers a comprehensive approach to improve the security of first-party code by detecting and addressing exploitable vulnerabilities within applications. Unlike static and dynamic analysis tools, New Relic IAST integrates with New Relic's Application Performance Monitoring (APM) to deliver real-time insights into code execution, providing proof of exploitability for vulnerabilities such as SQL injection. By simulating real-world attacks in pre-production environments, it allows developers to pinpoint and rectify security issues before deployment, thereby reducing false positives and enhancing DevOps and security team collaboration. The tool includes actionable testing procedures, such as using curl commands to verify fixes, which streamlines the process of securing applications early in the development lifecycle and supports continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. This methodology not only mitigates risk but also allows organizations to focus on innovation by embedding security into the development process.