RE: RE: Re; Comparison report on web app security scanners

["Martin O'Neal" <martin.oneal () corsaire com>]

> I agree with your comments, especially on the 
> part that scanners can hardly find design flaw.

This is a general problem with all the rule-based automated tools (both
infrastructure & app), and is more of a result of the gulf between what
the sales & marketing people would like them to do (bad dog!), and what
is really possible with an automated tool.  

Automated tools are essential for making the assessment process
achievable in a reasonable period of time, and are an important part of
the process, however (and it is a big however) they should never be seen
as being "the process" in themselves.

The obvious pieces that you don't get from all automated tools that I
have seen are context and experience.  These are the bits that are
supplied by the knowledgeable wetware that should be driving the tools.

Martin...




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