SAST and SCA: Better together with Snyk
Blog post from Snyk
Modern applications combine proprietary code with extensive open source dependencies, making both static application security testing (SAST) and software composition analysis (SCA) necessary for comprehensive security coverage. SAST analyzes internally written source or bytecode to identify potential vulnerabilities and code flaws, while SCA inventories direct and transitive open source dependencies to identify known vulnerabilities and licensing risks. Although traditional tools can be slow, difficult to integrate, and prone to false positives, using only one methodology leaves important areas unexamined: SAST cannot fully address third-party component risks, and SCA cannot detect flaws in custom code. A combined, developer-friendly approach should integrate early into development workflows, provide fast and actionable findings, and avoid adding unnecessary tool complexity or delaying releases. The text presents Snyk Code and Snyk Open Source as an example of a consolidated SAST and SCA platform that scans within IDEs, repositories, and CI/CD workflows, provides remediation guidance, and also extends coverage to containers and infrastructure as code.
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