Running StackHawk in CI/CD

StackHawk offers a dynamic application security testing (DAST) scanner designed to be integrated into continuous delivery processes to catch security vulnerabilities before they reach production. The article clarifies concepts like continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment, and highlights the importance of running StackHawk's HawkScan on every pull request and in various testing environments, excluding production. It outlines common challenges with DAST scanning, such as data consistency and scan duration, and provides strategies for overcoming them, such as using ephemeral and standing test environments, breaking scans into smaller parts, and implementing technology flags to optimize the scanning process. The piece also discusses the benefits of scheduling scans and running them in Kubernetes environments, emphasizing how these practices can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of security testing in CI/CD pipelines.