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Snyk launched Snyk API & Web, delivering a dynamic application security testing (DAST) solution designed to meet the growing demands of modern and increasingly AI-powered software development.

The successful acquisition and integration of Probely's cutting-edge DAST technology into Snyk’s application security platform is a key milestone in unifying critical AppSec testing techniques into a single Developer Security platform.

Snyk API & Web offers a robust solution for developers and AppSec teams to proactively discover, inventory and secure API vulnerabilities before they become threats.

Snyk API & Web is committed to delivering more than just basic security features. As part of our ongoing development efforts, Snyk is working towards an additional integration enabling AppSec teams to access a centralized view of Web, API, and Code assets all within a single interface. This aims to empower teams with real-time insights, bringing together static application security testing (SAST), software composition analysis (SCA), and DAST findings in one seamless dashboard.

Additionally, Snyk API & Web is planned to include enterprise-grade capabilities through a new Command-Line Interface (CLI) designed for organizations with extensive asset portfolios. This enhancement will allow users to programmatically manage scans, targets, and findings at scale, streamlining workflows and enabling automation across CI/CD pipelines.

Snyk’s commitment to innovation is further exemplified by two groundbreaking features that will expand what’s possible in the DAST market:

- AI-Driven API Testing Engine. Powered by the innovative use of GenAI in this context, Snyk's AI-powered API Security Testing engine will help Snyk modernize the way APIs are tested: to help better map the ever-growing API attack surface and automate the scanning of their vulnerabilities. The engine makes use of a combination of GenAI and traditional AI/ML models to expand Snyk's coverage of critical aspects in OWASP's Top 10 API Security Risks, particularly on issues derived from exploits on business logic, such as OWASP's #1 Risk, BOLA (Broken Object Level Authorization).

- Code-Informed Dynamic Testing. Snyk API & Web is able to correlate static and dynamic analysis for smarter, more accurate vulnerability detection. By extracting critical information directly from code, this feature automatically configures DAST tests, identifies APIs, and generates their specifications to optimize scanning accuracy and efficiency. This unified approach provides comprehensive coverage, ensuring no vulnerability goes unnoticed.