Contrast Security Assess Pros review quotes

RR
Jun 7, 2020
We use the Contrast OSS feature that allows us to look at third-party, open-source software libraries, because it has a cool interface where you can look at all the different libraries. It has some really cool additional features where it gives us how many instances in which something has been used... It tells us it has been used 10 times out of 20 workloads, for example. Then we know for sure that OSS is being used.
ML
Jun 24, 2021
The solution is very accurate in identifying vulnerabilities. In cases where we are performing application assessment using Contrast Assess, and also using legacy application security testing tools, Contrast successfully identifies the same vulnerabilities that the other tools have identified but it also identifies significantly more. In addition, it has visibility into application components that other testing methodologies are unaware of.
AK
Sep 14, 2020
In our most critical applications, we have a deep dive in the code evaluation, which was something we usually did with periodic vulnerability assessments, code reviews, etc. Now, we have real time access to it. It's something that has greatly enhanced our code's quality. We have actually embedded a KPI in regards to the improvement of our code shell. For example, Contrast provides a baseline where libraries and the usability of the code are evaluated, and they produce a score. We always aim to improve that score. On a quarterly basis, we have added this to our KPIs.
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TS
Jul 7, 2020
The most valuable feature is the continuous monitoring aspect: the fact that we don't have to wait for scans to complete for the tool to identify vulnerabilities. They're automatically identified through developers' business-as-usual processes.
TM
Jun 2, 2020
The accuracy of the solution in identifying vulnerabilities is better than any other product we've used, far and away. In our internal comparisons among different tools, Contrast consistently finds more impactful vulnerabilities, and also identifies vulnerabilities that are nearly guaranteed to be there, meaning that the chance of false positives is very low.
HK
Jul 2, 2020
No other tool does the runtime scanning like Contrast does. Other static analysis tools do static scanning, but Contrast is runtime analysis, when the routes are exercised. That's when the scan happens. This is a tool that has a very unique capability compared to other tools. That's what I like most about Contrast, that it's runtime.
PD
May 2, 2023
It is a stable solution...Contrast Security Assess is one of the first players in this market, so they have experience and customers, especially abroad. Overall, it's a good product.
SW
Feb 20, 2021
By far, the thing that was able to provide value was the immediate response while testing ahead of release, in real-time.
Mustufa Bhavnagarwala - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 27, 2023
When we access the application, it continuously monitors and detects vulnerabilities.
AK
May 2, 2023
I am impressed with the product's identification of alerts and vulnerabilities.
 

Contrast Security Assess Cons review quotes

RR
Jun 7, 2020
Contrast Security Assess covers a wide range of applications like .NET Framework, Java, PSP, Node.js, etc. But there are some like Ubuntu and the .NET Core which are not covered. They have it in their roadmap to have these agents. If they have that, we will have complete coverage.
ML
Jun 24, 2021
To instrument an agent, it has to be running on a type of application technology that the agent recognizes and understands. It's excellent when it works. If we're using an application that is using an unsupported technology, then we can't instrument it at all. We do use PHP and Contrast presently doesn't support that, although it's on their roadmap. My primary hurdle is that it doesn't support all of the technologies that we use.
AK
Sep 14, 2020
Personalization of the board and how to make it appealing to an organization is something that could be done on their end. The reports could be adaptable to the customer's preferences.
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TS
Jul 7, 2020
Regarding the solution's OSS feature, the one drawback that we do have is that it does not have client-side support. We'll be missing identification of libraries like jQuery or JavaScript, and such, that are client-side.
TM
Jun 2, 2020
Contrast's ability to support upgrades on the actual agents that get deployed is limited. Our environment is pretty much entirely Java. There are no updates associated with that. You have to actually download a new version of the .jar file and push that out to your servers where your app is hosted. That can be quite cumbersome from a change-management perspective.
HK
Jul 2, 2020
I would like to see them come up with more scanning rules.
PD
May 2, 2023
The solution needs to improve flexibility...The scalability of the product is a problem in the solution, especially from a commercial perspective.
SW
Feb 20, 2021
I think there was activity underway to support the centralized configuration control. There are ways to do it, but I think they were productizing more of that.
Mustufa Bhavnagarwala - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 27, 2023
The solution should provide more details in the section where it shows that third-party libraries have CVEs or some vulnerabilities.
AK
May 2, 2023
The product's retesting part needs improvement. The tool also needs improvement in the suggestions provided for fixing vulnerabilities. It relies more on documentation rather than on quick fixes.