https://dastpilot.com/blog.html Practical guides on API security testing, DAST, authorization flaws, and DevSecOps from the DastPilot team. en-us Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://dastpilot.com/blog-postman-collection-security-testing.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-postman-collection-security-testing.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Testing Guides Turn an existing Postman collection into an API security test: prepare variables and auth, map roles, scan for BOLA and injection, and avoid the common import pitfalls. https://dastpilot.com/blog-stackhawk-alternatives.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-stackhawk-alternatives.html Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT API Security Tools Looking for a StackHawk alternative? Compare seven API-focused DAST tools by authorization testing depth, setup effort, CI/CD fit, and pricing model. https://dastpilot.com/blog-best-api-security-testing-tools.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-best-api-security-testing-tools.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT API Security Tools Compare 10 API security testing tools across DAST, spec auditing, and runtime protection, including DastPilot, StackHawk, OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, 42Crunch, Akto, and Escape. https://dastpilot.com/blog-tenant-isolation-testing-saas-apis.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-tenant-isolation-testing-saas-apis.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Authorization Testing A testing playbook for cross-tenant data leaks in SaaS APIs: tenant-scoped identifiers, list and search endpoints, exports, webhooks, caches, and background jobs. https://dastpilot.com/blog-sast-vs-dast-vs-iast.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-sast-vs-dast-vs-iast.html Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT DevSecOps Compare SAST, DAST, IAST, and SCA for API security: what each method sees, which OWASP API risks each one catches, and how to combine them without duplicate noise. https://dastpilot.com/blog-dastpilot-vs-strix.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-dastpilot-vs-strix.html Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT API Security Tools Compare continuous, role-aware API DAST with open-source autonomous AI penetration testing, and learn which approach fits your security program. https://dastpilot.com/blog-api-security-testing-ci-cd.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-api-security-testing-ci-cd.html Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT DevSecOps Build a risk-based API DAST pipeline with fast pull-request checks, deeper scheduled coverage, reliable test environments, and security gates developers can trust. https://dastpilot.com/blog-mass-assignment-vulnerabilities-rest-apis.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-mass-assignment-vulnerabilities-rest-apis.html Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Authorization Testing Find hidden writable properties, verify unauthorized state changes safely, and prevent mass assignment with explicit property allowlists. https://dastpilot.com/blog-api-penetration-testing-checklist.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-api-penetration-testing-checklist.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Testing Guides A phase-by-phase API penetration testing checklist covering discovery, authentication, authorization, input handling, business logic, rate limits, and reporting. https://dastpilot.com/blog-how-to-test-idor-rest-api.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-how-to-test-idor-rest-api.html Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT Authorization Testing Find insecure direct object references in REST APIs: build a two-user test matrix, swap identifiers across every method, confirm impact safely, and automate the regression check. https://dastpilot.com/blog-mitigating-npm-supply-chain-attacks.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-mitigating-npm-supply-chain-attacks.html Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT DevSecOps Lockfiles, immutable CI installs, install-script controls, vulnerability audits, and scoped registries for safer npm and Yarn dependency management. https://dastpilot.com/blog-owasp-api-security-top-10.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-owasp-api-security-top-10.html Mon, 04 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT Testing Guides A practical walkthrough of all ten OWASP API Security Top 10 (2023) risks, with example requests, what a scanner can and cannot verify, and how to prioritize fixes. https://dastpilot.com/blog-what-is-dast.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-what-is-dast.html Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT Testing Guides What dynamic application security testing is, how a DAST scan works against a REST API, what it finds that code scanning misses, and how to choose a DAST tool. https://dastpilot.com/blog-dastpilot-vs-aws-security-agent.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-dastpilot-vs-aws-security-agent.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT API Security Tools An API-focused comparison of dynamic testing depth, role-aware testing, business-logic abuse checks, and repeatable scan controls. https://dastpilot.com/blog-jwt-authentication-vulnerabilities.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-jwt-authentication-vulnerabilities.html Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT Testing Guides Test the JWT flaws that matter most: none-algorithm attacks, algorithm confusion, weak secrets, expired token acceptance, and claim tampering. https://dastpilot.com/blog-why-api-security-audits-fail.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-why-api-security-audits-fail.html Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT DevSecOps Why compliance-oriented API security programs miss the vulnerabilities attackers exploit, and what a more effective program looks like. https://dastpilot.com/blog-openapi-spec-security-testing.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-openapi-spec-security-testing.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT Testing Guides Precise schemas, auth definitions, role tags, and response codes that maximize automated DAST coverage from your OpenAPI specification. https://dastpilot.com/blog-bfla-vs-bola-api-authorization.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-bfla-vs-bola-api-authorization.html Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT Authorization Testing What BOLA and BFLA mean, how they differ, and how to test for both with role-aware DAST. https://dastpilot.com/blog-dastpilot-vs-owasp-zap.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-dastpilot-vs-owasp-zap.html Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT API Security Tools A head-to-head comparison of ZAP and DastPilot across automation depth, authorization coverage, CI/CD fit, and cost. https://dastpilot.com/blog-burp-suite-alternatives.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-burp-suite-alternatives.html Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT API Security Tools Compare automated, role-aware, CI/CD-friendly alternatives to Burp Suite, including DastPilot, OWASP ZAP, Akto, and Acunetix. https://dastpilot.com/blog-api-security-ai-code-development.html https://dastpilot.com/blog-api-security-ai-code-development.html Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT DevSecOps Why API security is essential for AI-led coding velocity, where AI misses authorization and business-logic flaws, and how to test continuously.