AppScan is a tool developed by IBM (now part of HCL Technologies after IBM sold some of its development rights in 2019) that is used for application security testing, especially for web applications and mobile applications; AppScan can help organizations detect vulnerabilities and security issues in applications during the processDevelopment to ensure that applications are secure before they are launched

AppScan has the following important capabilities:

• Static Application Security Testing (SAST): Testing application security by analyzing the application's original code. To find potential vulnerabilities
• Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST): Security testing during application operations. It detects vulnerabilities that may be exploited when the application is in a production environment
• Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST): Includes both static and dynamic tests to identify security issues at a more detailed level
• Mobile Application Security Testing: Security testing for mobile applications This helps prevent security issues that may occur with mobile devices

AppScan allows developers and security teams to quickly detect vulnerabilities such as SQL Injection attacks, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), and other security issues. This makes it possible to improve application security at every development stage