As organizations increasingly adopt cloud-native technologies, DevOps workflows, and containerized environments, securing applications has become more complex and critical. Cyber threats targeting applications have grown in sophistication, demanding a holistic approach to application security. This is where Strobes Security Scanners come into play, offering a powerful suite of tools to address vulnerabilities across every phase of the application lifecycle.
In this blog, we’ll explore the full suite of Strobes Security Scanners, SAST, DAST, SCA, SBOM, CSPM, Secret Scan, and Container Scanner, and understand how they work together to secure your applications and infrastructure.
- Strobes SAST (Static Application Security Testing)
- Strobes DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing)
- Strobes SCA (Software Composition Analysis) & SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- Strobes CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management)
- Strobes Secret Scanner
- Strobes Container Scanner
What Are Strobes Security Scanners?
Strobes Security Scanners are a set of advanced tools purpose-built to help organizations proactively identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities in their applications, dependencies, and infrastructure. These tools integrate seamlessly into modern development workflows, providing real-time insights and actionable intelligence.
Whether you’re just starting your application security journey or scaling your security program, Strobes Security Scanners provide the foundation for robust, continuous protection.
The Power of an Integrated Security Suite
While each Strobes tool excels individually, their real power lies in their integration within the ASPM framework. Together, they provide:
- 360-Degree Security Coverage: From source code to cloud infrastructure, nothing is left unchecked.
- Streamlined Workflows: Centralized dashboards offer a unified view of vulnerabilities, trends, and compliance status.
- Cost Efficiency: Proactive detection reduces the costs associated with post-production fixes.
I. Strobes SAST (Static Application Security Testing)
Strobes SAST performs in-depth code analysis to detect vulnerabilities in the application’s source code, bytecode, or binaries before the application is executed.
Key Features:
- Comprehensive Language Support:
- Strobes SAST supports a wide range of programming languages, ensuring flexibility for diverse development environments. Languages include:
- Mainstream Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, C, C++.
- Emerging Favorites: Go, Scala.
- Legacy Systems: Ensures compatibility with older codebases to address long-standing vulnerabilities.
- This broad support enables teams working with polyglot environments to benefit from uniform security measures.
- Advanced Automation:
- Leverages machine learning algorithms to minimize false positives, helping teams focus on real vulnerabilities rather than noisy results.
- Features incremental scanning, which analyzes only the newly added or modified code, drastically improving scan speed and efficiency during iterative development cycles.
- Early Detection of Critical Vulnerabilities:
- Identifies vulnerabilities early, enabling developers to resolve issues before deployment. Examples include:
- SQL Injection (CWE-89): Detects unsafe user inputs that could compromise databases.
- Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79): Highlights risks of malicious scripts compromising web applications.
- Buffer Overflows (CWE-120): Ensures code respects memory safety boundaries.
- Seamless Integration Across Workflows:
- Fully integrates with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions), ensuring automated security scans are part of the development workflow.
- Provides real-time feedback through popular IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio Code, and Eclipse, empowering developers to fix vulnerabilities as they code.
- Links with issue trackers such as Jira and Azure DevOps for seamless tracking and remediation of identified issues.
II. Strobes DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing)
Strobes DAST focuses on analyzing running applications to uncover vulnerabilities that only appear during execution.
Key Features:
- Runtime Analysis:
Strobes DAST operates by simulating attacks on running applications to uncover vulnerabilities that static testing cannot detect. It identifies issues like:- Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79): Detects malicious input injections that can compromise user interfaces.
- SQL Injection (CWE-89): Highlights risks in database queries executed during runtime.
- Authentication Flaws (CWE-287): Ensures access controls are robust and properly implemented.
Provides real-time insights, allowing organizations to address issues immediately.
- Comprehensive Coverage Across Application Types:
Capable of analyzing multiple types of applications, including:- Web Applications: Detects vulnerabilities in user-facing interfaces.
- APIs: Ensures secure communication and data handling in REST and SOAP APIs.
- Mobile Backends: Protects applications reliant on backend services and APIs.
Its ability to handle diverse application types ensures no part of the application is left unprotected.
- Environment Agnostic:
Strobes DAST is highly adaptable, working seamlessly in:
- Staging Environments: Allows organizations to catch vulnerabilities before deployment.
- Pre-Production Environments: Ensures security readiness before going live.
- Live Environments: Monitors and protects deployed applications without disrupting operations.
This flexibility ensures robust security measures, regardless of the application’s lifecycle stage.
III. Strobes SCA (Software Composition Analysis) & SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
Strobes SCA and SBOM work together to provide complete visibility into your software’s third-party dependencies, ensuring they remain secure, compliant, and manageable.
Strobes SCA analyzes third-party dependencies in your software to identify known vulnerabilities in open-source libraries and frameworks.
Key Features:
- Dependency Mapping:
- Tracks every open-source component in your software, including libraries, frameworks, and packages.
- Builds a comprehensive map of your application’s dependency tree, highlighting direct and transitive dependencies.
- Vulnerability Alerts:
- Automatically flags vulnerabilities using publicly available databases like CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures).
- Regularly updates to capture the latest vulnerabilities, ensuring your application remains protected against emerging threats.
Strobes SBOM provides a complete inventory of software components, enabling organizations to maintain transparency and accountability.
Key Features:
- Component Inventory:
- Generates a complete list of all third-party libraries, frameworks, plugins, and proprietary code used in your applications.
- Ensures nothing in your software stack goes untracked, providing a clear picture of your software supply chain.
- Compliance Support:
- Simplifies adherence to regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and ISO 27001.
- Automates the generation of audit-ready reports, reducing manual effort and ensuring accurate documentation.
- Vulnerability Mapping:
- Cross-references components with known vulnerabilities, enabling proactive resolution before they can be exploited.
- Helps organizations manage and mitigate risks in real-time.
IV. Strobes CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management)
Strobes CSPM focuses on securing cloud environments by identifying misconfigurations and ensuring adherence to best practices.
Key Features:
- Policy Enforcement:
- Strobes CSPM ensures cloud configurations adhere to industry-standard benchmarks like the CIS (Center for Internet Security) Benchmarks and organization-specific policies.
- Automates configuration checks for common misconfigurations, such as:
- Improper access control settings.
- Weak password policies.
- Non-compliant encryption standards.
- Real-Time Alerts:
- Proactively monitors cloud environments and generates real-time alerts for potential security issues, including:
- Open Ports: Identifies exposed ports that could be exploited by attackers.
- Weak Encryption: Flags resources that are not using secure encryption protocols.
- Publicly Accessible Storage Buckets: Detects misconfigured cloud storage exposing sensitive data.
- These alerts ensure security teams can act immediately to mitigate risks.
- Proactively monitors cloud environments and generates real-time alerts for potential security issues, including:
- Multi-Cloud Support:
- Provides seamless monitoring and security management across multiple cloud providers, including:
- AWS (Amazon Web Services).
- Azure (Microsoft Azure).
- GCP (Google Cloud Platform).
- Enables a unified view of security posture, reducing the complexity of managing multiple cloud environments.
- Provides seamless monitoring and security management across multiple cloud providers, including:
V. Strobes Secret Scanner
Strobes Secret Scan ensures sensitive information like API keys, passwords, or tokens are not inadvertently exposed in code repositories.
Key Features:
- Real-Time Scanning:
- Continuously monitors code repositories, including Git repositories, to detect exposed secrets in:
- Commits
- Pull Requests
- Branches
- Operates in real-time, flagging exposures as soon as they occur to prevent sensitive information from being pushed to public or internal repositories.
- Actionable Insights:
- Upon detecting an exposed secret, Strobes Secret Scan provides:
- Detailed Reports: Highlights the location and type of secret, such as API keys or database credentials.
- Immediate Remediation Guidance: Offers step-by-step instructions to revoke and rotate the compromised secret, along with suggestions for secure handling.
- This ensures swift resolution, minimizing the window of exposure.
- Upon detecting an exposed secret, Strobes Secret Scan provides:
- DevSecOps Integration:
- Seamlessly integrates into CI/CD pipelines, preventing exposed secrets from progressing through the development lifecycle.
- Compatible with popular DevOps tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, and GitHub Actions, ensuring proactive security checks are embedded within existing workflows.
- Works with IDE plugins to alert developers during coding, fostering a culture of secure coding practices.
V. Strobes Container Scanner
The Strobes Container Scanner is designed to address these challenges by scanning container images, configurations, and dependencies for vulnerabilities. It ensures that containers adhere to security best practices before they are deployed.
Key Highlights:
- Detection of Vulnerabilities in Container Images:
- Scans both base images and custom layers within container images to identify known vulnerabilities.
- Maps vulnerabilities to Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), helping teams prioritize high-risk issues.
- Regularly updates its database to include the latest vulnerabilities, ensuring continuous protection.
- Identification of Insecure Configurations:
- Flags configurations that could expose containers to threats, such as:
- Unnecessary Privileges: Detects containers running as root or with excessive access rights.
- Embedded Secrets: Identifies sensitive information like API keys, passwords, or tokens hardcoded into container images.
- Ensures containers adhere to least-privilege principles, reducing the attack surface.
- Flags configurations that could expose containers to threats, such as:
- Compliance with Container Security Benchmarks:
- Enforces adherence to industry standards like Docker CIS Benchmarks and organizational policies.
- Helps organizations achieve regulatory compliance by aligning with best practices for container security.
With the Container Scanner, Strobes extends its comprehensive security coverage to include containerized applications, making it an essential tool for organizations adopting DevOps and cloud-native practices.
Why Choose Strobes Security Scanners?
1. Holistic Coverage Across the Application Lifecycle
From source code to deployment and runtime, Strobes Security Scanners provide end-to-end protection. Whether you’re writing code, building containers, or deploying applications in the cloud, these tools address vulnerabilities at every stage.
2. Seamless Integration with DevOps Workflows
Strobes Security Scanners integrate seamlessly into modern CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows, ensuring that security doesn’t disrupt productivity. Supported tools include:
- Jenkins, GitLab, and GitHub Actions for CI/CD.
- IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA and Visual Studio Code for real-time feedback.
- Issue trackers like Jira and Azure DevOps for streamlined remediation.
3. Advanced Automation for Efficiency
With features like machine learning-driven noise reduction and incremental scanning, Strobes Security Scanners prioritize efficiency and accuracy, reducing false positives and enabling teams to focus on critical risks.
4. Built for Collaboration
Strobes fosters collaboration between developers, security teams, and operations teams by providing centralized dashboards and actionable insights. This reduces the friction typically associated with implementing security into agile workflows.
How to Get Started with Strobes Security Scanners
Step 1: Identify Your Starting Point
For organizations new to application security, tools like SAST, Secret Scan, and CSPM are excellent starting points. They address foundational vulnerabilities and provide a clear path for scaling security efforts.
Step 2: Integrate Into Your Workflow
Strobes Security Scanners are designed to integrate with the tools you already use, minimizing setup time. Focus on automating scans in CI/CD pipelines and enabling real-time feedback in IDEs.
Step 3: Scale with Prioritization
As your security program matures, add tools like DAST, SBOM, and Container Scanner to address advanced use cases. Use Strobes’ risk-based prioritization to focus on high-severity vulnerabilities first.
Step 4: Monitor and Improve
Leverage the reporting and analytics capabilities of Strobes tools to track progress, demonstrate ROI, and continuously improve your security posture.
Transform Your Application Security with Strobes Security Scanners
You need a solution that provides holistic visibility, seamless integration, and scalable protection across your entire application lifecycle. Strobes Security Scanners in Strobes CTEM Platform, deliver exactly that—a unified platform to proactively identify vulnerabilities, prioritize risks, and ensure compliance.
By leveraging CTEM playform through Strobes Security, your organization can achieve:
- 360-Degree Security Coverage: From source code analysis and runtime testing to container security and cloud posture management, Strobes ensures nothing is overlooked.
- Integrated Workflows: Embed security seamlessly into your CI/CD pipelines, developer IDEs, and operational tools, minimizing disruptions while maximizing protection.
- Proactive Risk Prioritization: Advanced automation and actionable insights allow you to focus on the vulnerabilities that matter most, reducing remediation time and effort.
- Scalable Security Practices: Strobes grows with your organization, adapting to increasingly complex environments and regulatory demands.
Don’t Let Budget Limit Your Security Goals
We understand that budget constraints can be a challenge when building a robust application security program. That’s why Strobes Security Scanners are designed to provide cost-effective solutions that don’t compromise on quality or coverage. Whether you’re a small startup or a mid-sized business, Strobes offers flexible packages to help you kickstart your Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) journey without breaking the bank.
With Strobes, you don’t need to invest in expensive, standalone scanners to achieve enterprise-grade security. Our integrated suite of tools allows you to begin with essentials like SAST, DAST, and Secret Scan, providing immediate protection and value. As your organization grows, Strobes scales with you, enabling you to add advanced capabilities like CSPM, SBOM, and Container Scanner at your own pace.
Affordable. Scalable. Reliable. Strobes Security is your partner in building a secure foundation for your applications, no matter your budget or size.
Security should never be a luxury. With Strobes Security Scanners, you can achieve comprehensive application security and compliance, even with a limited budget. Request a Demo today to see how Strobes can transform your application security and give your business the competitive edge it needs in a secure, compliant, and efficient environment.
